[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1501 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1501

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort 
Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the 
                         National Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2013

Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Israel) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort 
Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the 
                         National Park System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRISON SHIP MARTYRS' MONUMENT STUDY; REPORT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Prison Ship 
Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act''.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        complete a study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
        of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene 
        Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of 
        the National Park System.
            (2) Applicability of other law.--Section 8(c) of Public Law 
        91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c); commonly known as the National Park 
        System General Authorities Act) shall apply to the study.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
containing the conclusions of the study required by subsection (b).
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