,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of   
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1  
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to         
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to conduct a special resource 
study of ,fort ,ontario in the ,state of
 ,new ,york4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,fort ,ontario 
,study ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress   
makes the following findings3  7#a7     
,from #agee until #ahad1 ,fort ,ontario 
and three previous fortifications built 
on the site of the ,fort in ,oswego1    
,new ,york1 on the shore of ,lake       
,ontario were used as military          
installations during the ,french and    
,indian ,war1 the ,revolutionary ,war1  
and the ,war of #ahab4  7#b7 ,the       
original fort1 erected by the ,british  
in #agee1 was destroyed by ,french      
forces in #agef4 ,the fort was rebuilt  
and subsequently destroyed during both  
the ,american ,revolution and the ,war  
of #ahab4 ,the star-shaped fort was     

constructed on the site of the original 
fortifications in the #ahdjs1 with      
improvements made from #ahfc through    
#ahgb4  7#c7 ,the ,united ,states ,armed
 ,forces began expanding ,fort ,ontario 
in the early #bjth century and by #aida1
 approximately #abe buildings stood at  
the fort4  7#d7 ,on ,june #i1 #aidd1    
,president ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt     
announced that ,fort ,ontario would     
serve as the ,nation's only ,emergency  
,refugee ,camp during ,world ,war ,,ii4 
,from ,august of #aidd until ,february  
#aidf1 nearly #a1jjj refugees were      
sheltered at ,fort ,ontario4  7#e7 ,fort
 ,ontario was conveyed from the ,federal
 ,government to the ,state of ,new ,york
 in #aidf2 it was used to house ,world  
,war ,,ii veterans and their families   
and then converted to a ,state historic 
site in #aiec4  7#f7 ,a post cemetery   
containing the graves of #gg officers1  
soldiers1 women1 and children who served
 at ,fort ,ontario in war and peace is  
situated on the grounds of the fort4    

7#g7 ,in #aigj1 ,fort ,ontario was      
placed on the ,national ,register of    
,historic ,places4  #c4 ,fort ,ontario  
special resource study  7a7 ,study ,the 
,secretary of the ,interior 7referred to
 in this section as the ,secretary7     
shall conduct a special resource study  
of ,fort ,ontario in ,oswego1 ,new      
,york4  7b7 ,contents ,in conducting the
 study under subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the    
national significance of the site2  7#b7
 determine the suitability and          
feasibility of designating the site as a
 unit of the ,national ,park ,system2   
7#c7 consider other alternatives for    
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation of the lands by ,federal1
 ,state1 or local governmental entities1
 or private and nonprofit organizations2
  7#d7 consult with interested ,federal1
 ,state1 or local governmental entities1
 private and nonprofit organizations or 
any other interested individuals2  7#e7 
determine the effect of the designation 

of the site as a unit of the ,national  
,park ,system on existing commercial and
 recreational uses and the effect on    
,state and local governments to manage  
those activities2  7#f7 identify any    
authorities1 including condemnation1    
that may compel or allow the ,secretary 
to influence or participate in local    
land use decisions 7such as zoning7 or  
place restrictions on non-,federal land 
if the site is designated a unit of the 
,national ,park ,system2 and  7#g7      
identify cost estimates for any ,federal
 acquisition1 development1              
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         
alternatives4  7c7 ,applicable law ,the 
study authorized under subsection 7a7   
shall be conducted in accordance with   
section #ajjejg of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7d7 ,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 that 
describes--  7#a7 the findings of the   
study2 and  7#b7 any conclusions and    
recommendations of the ,secretary4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,january #cj1 #bjag4,karen ,l4          
,haas1,clerk4