[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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.