,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,mc,carthy of ,new ,york 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 
and ,mr4 ,meeks7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of the ,interior to conduct a study of  
alternatives for commemorating ,long    
,island's aviation history1 including a 
determination of the suitability and    
feasibility of designating parts of the 
study area as a unit of the ,national   
,park ,system1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,long ,island ,aviation ,history
 ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress    
finds the following3  7#a7 ,long ,island
 has played an indispensable role in the
 development of the aviation industry in
 the ,united ,states4 ,in particular1   
the ,hempstead ,plains1 ,suffolk ,county
 ,air ,force ,base1 and parts of        

,bethpage1 ,port ,washington1 and       
,farmingdale contain notable landmarks  
of aviation history4  7#b7 ,the         
,hempstead ,plains encompass            
approximately #iej acres east of        
,clinton ,road and south of ,old        
,country ,road in ,garden ,city1 ,new   
,york1 and have been called the ,cradle 
of ,aviation4  7#c7 ,in the early #bjth 
century1 the ,hempstead ,plains had #c  
major airfields1 all of great historical
 significance3 ,roosevelt ,field1       
,curtiss ,field1 and ,mitchel ,field4   
7#d7 ,during ,world ,war ,i1 the        
airfields of ,hempstead ,plains were an 
important training center for ,united   
,states military pilots1 as well as a   
major hub for military aircraft         
research1 development1 and production4  
7#e7 ,the first transatlantic flight1   
carried out by the ,u4,s4 ,navy ,curtiss
 ,,nc-#d in #aiai1 took off from        
,rockaway1 ,new ,york1 and cemented the 
,united ,states leading role in aviation
 innovation4 ,this aircraft was built at

 the ,curtiss factory in ,garden        
,city--a building which still stands4   
7#f7 ,roosevelt ,field in ,garden ,city1
 ,new ,york1 was the point of departure 
for ,charles ,lindbergh's famous        
transatlantic flight aboard the ,spirit 
of ,st4 ,louis completed on ,may #bj1   
#aibg4  7#g7 ,in #aibi1 ,amelia ,earhart
 and other pioneering women pilots      
founded the ,international ,organization
 of ,women ,pilots1 or the              
,ninety-,nines1 at ,curtiss ,field4     
7#h7 ,curtiss ,field also served as the 
terminus for transcontinental airmail   
from #aiah-aibi4  7#i7 ,in the #aicjs1  
,roosevelt ,field was the busiest       
civilian airfield in the ,united        
,states1 and played a role in many other
 historic transcontinental1             
transatlantic1 and record-setting       
flights4  7#aj7 ,port ,washington1 ,new 
,york1 once known as the ,plymouth ,rock
 of ,american aviation1 was ,pan        
,american ,world ,airways'              
trans-,atlantic hub on ,manhasset ,isle 

from #aicd to #aidj4  7#aa7 ,during     
,world ,war ,,ii1 ,long ,island was a   
crucial center of military aircraft     
production4 ,these aircraft1 produced in
 huge numbers for the ,army1 ,navy1 and 
foreign governments1 were of excellent  
quality and had a major impact on the   
course of the war in all theaters4      
7#ab7 ,most notably1 the ,grumman       
,aircraft ,company1 based in ,bethpage1 
,new ,york1 and the ,republic ,aviation 
,corporation1 based in ,farmingdale1    
,new ,york1 manufactured innovative     
planes that proved highly valuable to   
the ,u4,s4 military such as ,grumman's  
,f#f;,f-#c ,hellcat and ,republic's     
,p-#dg ,thunderbolt4  7#ac7 ,mitchel    
,air ,force ,base1 located on the       
,hempstead ,plains1 served as the       
original location of the ,air ,defense  
,command upon its inception in #aidj1   
and was integral to the defense of the  
main-land ,united ,states during ,world 
,war ,,ii and thereafter4  7#ad7 ,in    
#aiea1 the ,suffolk ,county ,air ,force 

,base1 located in ,westhampton1 ,new    
,york1 became the prime ,air ,defense   
,command base responsible for defending 
the ,new ,york ,city metropolitan area  
from all air attacks4  7#ae7 ,in #aifb1 
,grumman won the contract to build the  
,lunar ,module as part of the ,apollo   
,program1 and in #aifi the first men    
traveled to the moon aboard a spacecraft
 built with the expertise of ,long      
,island's aviation industry4  #c4       
,special resource study  7a7 ,study ,the
 ,secretary of the ,interior shall      
conduct a special resource study of the 
study area4  7b7 ,contents ,in          
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7       
evaluate the national significance of   
the study area based on an assessment of
 ,long ,island's aviation history2  7#b7
 determine the suitability and          
feasibility of designating parts of the 
study area as a unit of the ,national   
,park ,system commemorating ,long       
,island's aviation history2  7#c7       

consider other alternatives for         
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation of the study area by     
,federal1 ,state1 or local governmental 
entities1 or private and nonprofit      
organizations2  7#d7 identify properties
 related to ,long ,island's aviation    
history that could meet criteria for    
listing in the ,national ,register of   
,historic ,places or criteria for       
designation as ,national ,historic      
,landmarks2  7#e7 consult with          
interested ,federal1 ,state1 or local   
governmental entities1 private and      
nonprofit organizations1 or any other   
interested individuals2  7#f7 consider  
the appropriate management options      
needed to ensure the protection1        
preservation1 and interpretation of the 
study area2  7#g7 evaluate appropriate  
ways to enhance historical research1    
education1 interpretation1 and public   
awareness of ,long ,island's aviation   
history2 and  7#h7 identify cost        
estimates for any ,federal acquisition1 

development1 interpretation1 operation1 
and maintenance associated with the     
alternatives4  7c7 ,study area ,the term
 study area means ,long ,island with a  
particular focus on the ,hempstead      
,plains1 the areas surrounding ,suffolk 
,county ,air ,force ,base1 the hamlet of
 ,bethpage1 the hamlet of ,port         
,washington1 and the village of         
,farmingdale4  7d7 ,applicable law ,the 
study required under subsection 7a7     
shall be conducted in accordance with   
section #h of ,national ,park ,service  
,general ,authorities ,act 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#e74  7e7 ,report ,not   
later than #c years after the date on   
which funds are first made available for
 the study under subsection 7a71 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      
containing the results of the study and 
any conclusions and recommendations of  

the ,secretary4