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To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the consolidated Federal asset commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill designates Plum Island, New York, and its associated federal properties as permanently protected for ecological conservation, historical and cultural heritage preservation, and public access. The bill requires the General Services Administration, in consultation with the Departments of Homeland Security and Interior, relevant agencies, tribal governments, and stakeholders, to initiate formal visioning sessions within 180 days to develop an ecological management plan for the island. The Administrator must submit annual reports to Congress describing the consultation process, discussions, outcomes, and recommendations from the visioning sessions until one year after the process is completed. The visioning sessions and resulting management plan will guide the long-term stewardship of Plum Island.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
- FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
- ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
- PALANTIR $6,600
- KRUX INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To prescribe requirements relating to the management of the consolidated Federal asset commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes.
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 Preservation Act”.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF PLUM ISLAND, NEW YORK.
(a) In General.—The consolidated Federal asset commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and all associated real and personal properties, including the Orient Point, New York, terminal and facilities (referred to in this section as “Plum Island”), shall be protected in perpetuity for the purposes of—
(1) ecological conservation;
(2) discovery and celebration of the historical and cultural heritage of Plum Island; and
(3) maintaining access to Plum Island.
(b) Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”), in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, relevant Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders, shall initiate a process to commence formal visioning sessions that may form the basis for a future ecological management plan for Plum Island in accordance with subsection (a).
(c) Reports.—Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Interior, relevant Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders, initiates the process required under subsection (b), and each year thereafter until the date that is 1 year after the date on which the visioning sessions required under that subsection are completed, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a report that describes—
(1) the Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders consulted during those visioning sessions;
(2) the items discussed or reviewed during that process for the period covered by the applicable report;
(3) the outcomes of that process, or expected outcomes if the process is ongoing;
(4) if that process is not completed, the estimated timeline for completion; and
(5) if that process is completed, the recommendations from those visioning sessions that may form the basis for a future ecological management plan for Plum Island. <all>
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