#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#eacf  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct a /udy
 ( ,plum ,isl&4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,plum ,isl&        
,pres]vation ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,plum     
,isl& pres]vation /udy  7a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m   
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7#b7 ,/udy area ,! t]m /udy  
area means ! consolidat$ ,f$]al asset   
commonly kn[n z ,plum ,isl& 9 ! ,/ate ( 
,new ,york & all improvem5ts on & to !  
,f$]al asset1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! ,ori5t   
,po9t facility2 &  7,b7 all real &      
p]sonal prop]ty1 all transportation     
assets1 & all associat$ infra/ructure t 
support-- 7i7 ,plum ,isl& op]ations2 &  
7ii7 access to ,plum ,isl&4  7b7 ,/udy  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all conduct 
a /udy to det]m9e ! appropriat5ess (--  
7,a7 designat+ all or a portion ( ! /udy
 area z a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em
 or a unit ( ! ,national ,wildlife      
,refuge ,sy/em2 or  7,b7 provid+        

protection = ! res\rces ( ! /udy area by
 o!r means4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ !
 /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y     
%all-- 7,a7 evaluate ! national         
significance ( ! /udy area2  7,b7       
consult ) int]e/$ ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate 
or local gov]nm5tal entities1 private & 
nonpr(it organizations1 or any o!r      
int]e/$ individuals2 &  7,c7 id5tify co/
 e/imates = any ,f$]al acquisition1     
developm5t1 int]pretation1 op]ation1 &  
ma9t5ance associat$ ) ! alt]natives     
consid]$4  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c  
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds are fir/  
made available to c>ry out ! /udy "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report t describes--  
7,a7 ! f9d+s & conclusions ( ! /udy2 &  
7,b7 any recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y4  
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,decemb] #ah            
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
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