,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjac ,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to conduct a special resource 
study of the ,hudson ,river ,valley1    
,new ,york4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,hudson ,river     
,valley ,special ,resource ,study ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#b7  
,study area  7,a7 ,in general ,the term 
study area means the portion of the     
,hudson ,river that flows from ,rodgers 
,island at ,fort ,edward to the         
southernmost boundary of ,westchester   
,county1 ,new ,york4  7,b7 ,inclusion   
,the term study area includes any       
relevant sites and landscapes within the
 counties in ,new ,york that abut the   

area described in subparagraph 7,a74    
#c4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 the ,hudson ,river ,valley         
possesses nationally significant and    
unique cultural1 historical1 natural1   
recreational1 and scenic resources2     
7#b7 the ,hudson ,river ,valley is home 
to a robust and growing tourism and     
recreation industry that is an important
 component of the regional economy2     
7#c7 throughout history1 the ,hudson    
,river ,valley has played a crucial role
 in the development of the ,united      
,states1 starting from the vibrant      
,native ,american communities that first
 inhabited the land1 to the voyage of   
,henry ,hudson up the river later named 
for ,hudson in the vessel ,half ,moon in
 #afji and later with the ,american     
,revolution1 the debate on our          
,constitution1 the first successful     
steamboat voyage by ,robert ,fulton in  
#ahjg1 the ,industrial ,revolution1 the 
establishment of the ,erie ,canal and   
growth of metropolitan ,new ,york1 and  

the inception of the modern labor and   
environmental movements2  7#d7 the      
,hudson ,river ,valley gave birth to    
important movements in the art1         
architecture1 and literature of the     
,united ,states2  7#e7 the ,hudson      
,river ,valley encompasses a rich array 
of sensitive natural resources ranging  
from the ,hudson ,river and the vast    
estuarine district of the ,hudson       
,river1 to the wetlands1 refuges1 parks1
 forests1 farmlands1 preserves1 cliffs1 
valleys1 and wildlife of the ,hudson    
,river2  7#f7 the depictions and        
descriptions of the renowned scenery and
 natural resources of the ,hudson ,river
 ,valley played a central role in the   
recognition of the value of the         
landscape and the development of the    
esthetic and environmental ideal of the 
,united ,states2  7#g7 a #aiif ,national
 ,park ,service study described the     
,hudson ,river ,valley as the landscape 
that defined ,america2 and  7#h7 the    
,hudson ,river ,valley has been the     

subject of multiple ,state and ,federal 
inventories1 studies1 and plans that    
should greatly assist in the conduct of 
a ,national ,park ,service special      
resource study4  #d4 ,authorization of  
study  7a7 ,in general ,as soon as funds
 are made available to carry out this   
section1 the ,secretary shall conduct a 
study of the study area to evaluate--   
7#a7 the national significance of the   
study area2 and  7#b7 the suitability   
and feasibility of designating the study
 area as a unit of the ,national ,park  
,system4  7b7 ,study guidelines ,in     
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7 use   
the criteria for the study of areas for 
potential inclusion in the ,national    
,park ,system included in section #h of 
the ,national ,park ,system ,general    
,authorities ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#a;a-#e72 and  7#b7 closely examine     
models for units of the ,national ,park 
,system1 in particular national river   
and recreation areas1 and other         

landscape protection models1 that--     
7,a7 encompass large areas of           
non-,federal land within designated     
boundaries2  7,b7 promote increased     
heritage tourism and economic           
development2  7,c7 foster public and    
private collaborative arrangements for  
achieving ,national ,park ,service      
objectives2 and  7,d7 protect and       
respect the rights of private land      
owners and municipalities4  #e4 ,report 
,not later than #c years after the date 
on which funds are first made available 
to conduct the study under section #d1  
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 on   
the findings1 conclusions1 and          
recommendations of the study4