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US HB1031

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Claudia Tenney

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York as a unit of the National Park System to preserve resources associated with 982 World War II refugees housed at Fort Ontario from August 1944 to February 1946

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to determine sufficient land has been acquired within the proposed boundary before official establishment, with Federal Register notice required within 30 days of that determination

  • Authorizes land acquisition through donation, purchase, or exchange, but limits state and local government land acquisition to donation only

  • Permits cooperative agreements with New York State and public/private entities for interpretive and educational services, and agreements to restore historic resources on non-Federal land with public access requirements

  • Requires completion of a general management plan within 3 fiscal years after funding becomes available, developed in consultation with New York State

Legislative Description

Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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