,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aegh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,zeldin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1   
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4      
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 and ,mr4         
,delgado7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
repeal the requirement directing the    
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
sell ,federal property in ,plum ,island1
 ,new ,york1 and to establish certain   
requirements for its final disposition  
including preservation of the island for
 conservation1 education1 and research1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     

title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,plum ,island ,preservation ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,repeal of requirement to   
sell certain ,federal property in ,plum 
,island1 ,new ,york  7a7 ,sale ,section 
#edj of title ,v of division ,d of the  
,consolidated ,security1 ,disaster      
,assistance1 and ,continuing            
,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7,public    
,law #aaj-cbi2 #abb ,stat4 #cfhh7 is    
repealed4  7b7 ,determination ,section  
#ech of title ,v of division ,d of the  
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4
 #igf7 is repealed4  #c4 ,preservation  
of ,plum ,island1 ,new ,york for        
conservation1 education1 and research   
,in the case of the disposition of ,plum
 ,island1 ,new ,york1 the property and  
assets subject to such disposition      
shall1 under chapter #e of subtitle ,i  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 be 
limited to the purposes of conservation1
 education1 and research4  #d4 ,special 
resource study of ,plum ,island light   

station  7a7 ,special resource study    
7#a7 ,study ,the ,secretary shall       
conduct a special resource study of the 
study area4  7#b7 ,contents ,in         
conducting the study under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7      
evaluate the national significance of   
the study area2  7,b7 determine the     
suitability and feasibility of          
designating the study area as a unit of 
the ,national ,park ,system2  7,c7      
consider other alternatives for         
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation of the study area by the 
,federal ,government1 ,state or local   
government entities1 or private and     
nonprofit organizations2  7,d7 consult  
with interested ,federal agencies1      
,state or local governmental entities1  
private and nonprofit organizations1 or 
any other interested individuals2 and   
7,e7 identify cost estimates for any    
,federal acquisition1 development1      
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         

alternatives4  7#c7 ,applicable law ,the
 study required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall be conducted in accordance with   
section #ajjejg of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,report ,not later 
than #c years after the date on which   
funds are first made available for the  
study under paragraph 7#a71 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
that describes--  7,a7 the results of   
the study2 and  7,b7 any conclusions and
 recommendations of the ,secretary4  7b7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#b7  
,study area ,the term study area means  
,plum ,island ,light ,station 7,,uscg   
number #a-bajij71 a historic granite    
lighthouse originally built in #ahfi    
located on the northwest corner of ,plum
 ,island1 ,new ,york1 and as listed on  

the ,national ,register of ,historic    
,places on ,february #ah1 #bjaa4