[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1584 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1584

      To establish Plum Island, New York, as a national monument.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2023

  Mr. LaLota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
      To establish Plum Island, New York, as a national monument.

    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 ``Plum Island National Monument Act''.

SEC. 2. PLUM ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Plum Island, New York, is hereby established as 
a national monument for the purpose of ecological conservation, 
historical preservation, and the discovery and celebration of our 
shared cultural heritage.
    (b) Area Included.--The National Monument shall consist of Plum 
Island, New York, including its lands and interests therein.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Monument.
            (2) Administrative jurisdiction.--The Secretary shall 
        establish administrative jurisdiction over portions of the area 
        described in subsection (b) as necessary to carry out this Act 
        by entering into memoranda of understanding with the head of 
        each Federal department or agency with administrative 
        jurisdiction over lands or interests in lands within such area.
    (d) Management Plan.--
            (1) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 3 years after 
        the date on which funds are first made available to the 
        Secretary for the preparation of a general management plan for 
        the National Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general 
        management plan for the National Monument.
            (2) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
        management plan under paragraph (1), 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 the general management plan under such 
        paragraph.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the national monument established by subsection (a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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