[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 46 Reported in Senate (RS)]

<DOC>





                                                       Calendar No. 147
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 46

                          [Report No. 115-110]


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2017

                                Received

                             March 7, 2017

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

                             June 14, 2017

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Ontario Study 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) From 1755 until 1814, Fort Ontario and three 
        previous fortifications built on the site of the Fort in 
        Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario were used as 
        military installations during the French and Indian War, the 
        Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The original fort, erected by the British in 
        1755, was destroyed by French forces in 1756. The fort was 
        rebuilt and subsequently destroyed during both the American 
        Revolution and the War of 1812. The star-shaped fort was 
        constructed on the site of the original fortifications in the 
        1840s, with improvements made from 1863 through 1872.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The United States Armed Forces began expanding 
        Fort Ontario in the early 20th century and by 1941, 
        approximately 125 buildings stood at the fort.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) On June 9, 1944, President Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt announced that Fort Ontario would serve as the 
        Nation's only Emergency Refugee Camp during World War II. From 
        August of 1944 until February 1946, nearly 1,000 refugees were 
        sheltered at Fort Ontario.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Fort Ontario was conveyed from the Federal 
        Government to the State of New York in 1946; it was used to 
        house World War II veterans and their families and then 
        converted to a State historic site in 1953.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) A post cemetery containing the graves of 77 
        officers, soldiers, women, and children who served at Fort 
        Ontario in war and peace is situated on the grounds of the 
        fort.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) In 1970, Fort Ontario was placed on the 
        National Register of Historic Places.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. FORT ONTARIO SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special resource 
study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) evaluate the national significance of the 
        site;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the site as a unit of the National Park 
        System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the lands by Federal, State, 
        or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit 
        organizations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or 
        local governmental entities, private and nonprofit 
        organizations or any other interested individuals;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) determine the effect of the designation of the 
        site as a unit of the National Park System on existing 
        commercial and recreational uses and the effect on State and 
        local governments to manage those activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) identify any authorities, including 
        condemnation, that may compel or allow the Secretary to 
        influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as 
        zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the site 
        is designated a unit of the National Park System; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
        acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
        maintenance associated with the alternatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Applicable Law.--The study authorized under subsection 
(a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, 
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are first made available for 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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the findings of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>

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.
                                                       Calendar No. 147

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                H. R. 46

                          [Report No. 115-110]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 14, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment