,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #ahhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ag1 #bjaf,receiv$
  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to assess a   
/udy on ! alt]natives = ! disposition ( 
,plum ,isl& ,animal ,disease ,c5t]1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has 
own$ ,plum ,isl&1 ,new ,york1 s9ce      
#ahii4  7#b7 ,s9ce #aied1 ! ,plum ,isl& 
,animal ,disease ,c5t] has conduct$     
unrival$ 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   
,ov] #fb ye>s1 ! ,c5t] has _h a /rong1  
prov5 record ( safety4  7#d7 #bc1bjj1jjj
 9 ,f$]al doll>s h be5 sp5t on upgrades 
to1 & ! ma9t5ance (1 ! ,c5t] s9ce       
,janu>y #bjab4  7#e7 ,9 addition to !   
,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 bo? ( :i* are       
e/u>ies t are "p ( ! ,national ,e/u>y   
,program & are environm5tally &         
economically significant to ! region4   
7#g7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has inve/$     
hundr$s ( millions ( ,f$]al doll>s ov] !
 la/ two decades to make long-t]m       
improvem5ts ) respect to ! cons]vation &
 managem5t ne$s ( ,long ,isl& ,s\nd &   
,peconic ,bay4  7#h7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (     
,homel& ,security has und]tak5 a /udy to
 consid] alt]natives = ! f9al           
disposition ( ,plum ,isl&1 includ+ an   
analysis (--  7,a7 cons]vation ( !      
isl&'s res\rces2  7,b7 any rem$iation   
responsibilities2  7,c7 ! ne$ = any     
legislative *anges2  7,d7 co/2 &  7,e7  
any rev5ues f ! alt]natives4  #b4       
,report requir$ on /udy by ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security on clean up &         
alt]native uses ( ,plum ,isl&  7a7      
,assessm5t by ,comptroll] ,g5]al  7#a7  

,assessm5t requir$ ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct an      
assessm5t ( ! /udy by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,homel& ,security on ! options = !      
disposition ( ,plum ,isl& ref]r$ to 9   
section #a7h74 ,su* assessm5t %all      
include a det]m9ation ( :e!r !          
me?odologies us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 9       
conduct+ su* /udy adequately support !  
,dep>tm5t's f9d+s ) respect to ! foll[+3
  7,a7 ,! possible alt]native uses =    
,plum ,isl&1 includ+ ! transf] ( own]%ip
 to ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy1 a ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t1 a nonpr(it organization1 or a
 comb9ation !re( = ! purpose (          
education1 rese>*1 or cons]vation4  7,b7
 ,! possible issues & implications1 if  
any1 ( pursu+ su* alt]native uses =     
,plum ,isl&4  7,c7 ,! pot5tial co/ to be
 incurr$ = exp5ses relat$ to !          
transition1 cleanup1 & haz>d mitigation 
( ,plum ,isl& by a recipi5t ( su*       
prop]ty4  7#b7 ,report requir$ ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security completes 

! /udy ref]r$ to 9 section #a7h71 !     
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ,congress a report       
conta9+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! results ( !  
assessm5t describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7,b7 ,a description ( ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security's coord9ation ) !     
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices1 !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 & ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 9 
conduct+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security
 /udy ref]r$ to 9 section #a7h74  7b7   
,/udy by ,comptroll] ,g5]al  7#a7 ,/udy 
requir$ ,if ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates det]m9es t ! me?odologies 
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a77#a7 d n      
adequately support ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&
 ,security's f9d+s relat$ to an issue   
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 
( su* subsection1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
%all conduct a /udy on any su* issue4   
7#b7 ,report requir$ ,if ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates conducts a /udy
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 n lat] ?an #a ye>    
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&

 ,security completes ! /udy ref]r$ to 9 
section #a7h71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all
 submit to ,congress a report conta9+ ! 
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph   
7#a74  #c4 ,susp5sion ( action ,no      
action may be tak5 to c>ry out section  
#ech ( title ,v ( division ,d ( !       
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab
 7,public ,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,/at4 #igf7
 until at lea/ #ahj days aft] ! reports 
requir$ by subsection 7a77#b7 ( section 
#b &1 if applicable1 subsection 7b77#b7 
( su* section h be5 submitt$ to         
,congress4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ,may #af1 #bjaf4,k>5 ,l4
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