,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to
 conduct a special res\rce /udy ( !     
,hudson ,riv] ,valley1 ,new ,york4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,hudson ,riv] ,valley ,special ,res\rce 
,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3  7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7#b7   
,/udy area  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m /udy   
area means ! portion ( ! ,hudson ,riv] t
 fl[s f ,rodg]s ,isl& at ,=t ,edw>d to !
 s\!rnmo/ b\nd>y ( ,we/*e/] ,c\nty1 ,new
 ,york4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m /udy    
area includes any relevant sites &      
l&scapes )9 ! c\nties 9 ,new ,york t    
abut ! area describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74
  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! 
,hudson ,riv] ,valley possesses         
nationally significant & unique         

cultural1 hi/orical1 natural1           
recreational1 & sc5ic res\rces2  7#b7 ! 
,hudson ,riv] ,valley is home to a robu/
 & gr[+ t\rism & recreation indu/ry t is
 an important compon5t ( ! regional     
economy2  7#c7 ?r\gh\t hi/ory1 ! ,hudson
 ,riv] ,valley has play$ a crucial role 
9 ! developm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 />t+ f
 ! vibrant ,native ,am]ican communities 
t fir/ inhabit$ ! l&1 to ! voyage (     
,h5ry ,hudson up ! riv] lat] nam$ =     
,hudson 9 ! vessel ,half ,moon 9 #afji &
 lat] ) ! ,am]ican ,revolution1 ! debate
 on our ,con/itution1 ! fir/ successful 
/eamboat voyage by ,rob]t ,fulton 9     
#ahjg1 ! ,indu/rial ,revolution1 !      
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,erie ,canal & gr[? (    
metropolitan ,new ,york1 & ! inception (
 ! mod]n labor & environm5tal movem5ts2 
7#d7 ! ,hudson ,riv] ,valley gave bir?  
to important movem5ts 9 ! art1          
ar*itecture1 & lit]ature ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7#e7 ! ,hudson ,riv] ,valley   
encompasses a ri* array ( s5sitive      
natural res\rces rang+ f ! ,hudson ,riv]

 & ! va/ e/u>9e di/rict ( ! ,hudson     
,riv]1 to ! wetl&s1 refuges1 p>ks1 =e/s1
 f>ml&s1 pres]ves1 cliffs1 valleys1 &   
wildlife ( ! ,hudson ,riv]2  7#f7 !     
depictions & descriptions ( ! r5[n$     
sc5]y & natural res\rces ( ! ,hudson    
,riv] ,valley play$ a c5tral role 9 !   
recognition ( ! value ( ! l&scape & !   
developm5t ( ! e/hetic & environm5tal   
ideal ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#g7 a #aiif  
,national ,p>k ,s]vice /udy describ$ !  
,hudson ,riv] ,valley z ! l&scape t     
def9$ ,am]ica2 &  7#h7 ! ,hudson ,riv]  
,valley has be5 ! subject ( multiple    
,/ate & ,f$]al inv5tories1 /udies1 &    
plans t %\ld greatly assi/ 9 ! conduct (
 a ,national ,p>k ,s]vice special       
res\rce /udy4  #d4 ,au?orization ( /udy 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,z soon z funds are made   
available to c>ry out ?is section1 !    
,secret>y %all conduct a /udy ( ! /udy  
area to evaluate--  7#a7 ! national     
significance ( ! /udy area2 &  7#b7 !   
suitability & feasibility ( designat+ ! 
/udy area z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k   

,sy/em4  7b7 ,/udy guidel9es ,9 conduct+
 ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all--  7#a7 use ! crit]ia = ! /udy (   
areas = pot5tial inclusion 9 ! ,national
 ,p>k ,sy/em includ$ 9 section #h ( !   
,national ,p>k ,sy/em ,g5]al ,au?orities
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#e72 &  7#b7  
closely exam9e models = units ( !       
,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 9 p>ticul>       
national riv] & recreation areas1 & o!r 
l&scape protection models1 t--  7,a7    
encompass l>ge areas ( non-,f$]al l& )9 
designat$ b\nd>ies2  7,b7 promote       
increas$ h]itage t\rism & economic      
developm5t2  7,c7 fo/] public & private 
collaborative arrangem5ts = a*iev+      
,national ,p>k ,s]vice objectives2 &    
7,d7 protect & respect ! rights (       
private l& own]s & municipalities4  #e4 
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* funds are fir/ made available to 
conduct ! /udy "u section #d1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy

 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report on ! f9d+s1 conclusions1 &       
recomm5dations ( ! /udy4