[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 46 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 147
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 46
[Report No. 115-110]
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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]
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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