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US HB1031
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Claudia Tenney
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Authorizes land acquisition through donation, purchase, or exchange, but limits state and local government land acquisition to donation only
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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
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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