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[H.R. 46 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.46

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
             study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Ontario Study Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means Fort Ontario in 
    Oswego, New York.
SEC. 3. FORT ONTARIO SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
study of the study area.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area;
        (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating 
    the study area as a unit of the National Park System;
        (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, 
    and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, 
    State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit 
    organizations;
        (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local 
    governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any 
    other interested individuals; and
        (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
    development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated 
    with the alternatives.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes--
        (1) the results of the study; and
        (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.