,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,c\rtney1 & ,mr4 ,grimm7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d c]ta9 appropriation    
,acts to repeal ! requirem5t direct+ !  
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices to sell  
,f$]al prop]ty & assets t support !     
op]ations ( ! ,plum ,isl& ,animal       
,disease ,c5t] 9 ,plum ,isl&1 ,new      
,york1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t has own$ ,plum ,isl& s9ce    
#ahii4  7#b7 ,s9ce #aied1 ! ,animal     
,disease ,c5t] on ,plum ,isl& has       
conduct$ fir/-rate sci5tific rese>* on a
 v>iety ( infecti\s animal-borne        
diseases1 includ+ foot-&-m\? disease1   
result+1 mo/ rec5tly1 9 ! developm5t ( a
 new cell l9e t rapidly & reliably      
detects ?is highly debilitat+ disease ( 
live/ock4  7#c7 ,! safety record ( !    

,c5t] is unp>allel$1 ) no accid5tal     
releases rea*+ ! ma9l& 9 ! hi/ory ( !   
,c5t]4  7#d7 #bc1bjj1jjj 9 ,f$]al funds 
h be5 sp5t on upgrades to1 & ! ma9t5ance
 (1 ! ,plum ,isl& ,animal ,disease ,c5t]
 s9ce ,janu>y #bjab1 & significant      
inve/m5ts 9 ! ,c5t] 9 ! next five ye>s  
are likely4  7#e7 ,9 addition to !      
,animal ,disease ,c5t]1 ,plum ,isl&     
conta9s cultural1 hi/orical1 ecological1
 & natural res\rces ( regional &        
national significance4  7#f7 ,plum ,isl&
 is situat$ :]e ! ,long ,isl& ,s\nd &   
,peconic ,bay meet1 ea* be+ e/u>ies t   
are "p ( ! ,national ,e/u>y ,program1   
reflect+ ea* natural sy/em's nationally 
significant environm5tal & economic     
values to ! region4  7#g7 ,! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t has inve/$ hundr$s ( millions 
( ,f$]al funds ov] ! la/ two decades to 
make long-t]m improvem5ts ) respect to !
 cons]vation & managem5t ne$s ( ,long   
,isl& ,s\nd & ,peconic ,bay4  7#h7 ,due 
to cleanup co/s f pa/ ,c5t] activities &
 ! zon+ propos$ by ! t[n ( ,s\?old1 ,new

 ,york1 prohibit+ resid5tal or comm]cial
 developm5t1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t w       
receive v little to no comp5sation f !  
sale ( ,plum ,isl&4  #b4 ,repeal (      
requirem5t to sell c]ta9 ,f$]al prop]ty 
9 ,plum ,isl&1 ,new ,york  7a7 ,repeal 9
 ,public ,law #aaj-cbi ,section #edj (  
title ,v ( division ,d ( ! ,consolidat$ 
,security1 ,disa/] ,assi/ance1 &        
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji    
7,public ,law #aaj-cbi2 #abb ,/at4      
#cfhh7 is repeal$4  7b7 ,repeal 9       
,public ,law #aab-gd ,section #ech (    
title ,v ( division ,d ( ! ,consolidat$ 
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7,public    
,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,/at4 #igf7 is       
repeal$4