US HB1578 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Repeals provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. The property and assets subject to the disposition of Plum Island shall be limited to conservation, education, and research purposes. The Department of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic Plum Island Light Station to evaluate its national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

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Title

Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-03-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
2019-03-06HouseReferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-06HouseReferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-06HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB140 (Related) 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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