,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4  
,murphy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of the ,interior to conduct a
 study of ,plum ,island4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,plum ,island ,preservation ,study ,act4
  #b4 ,plum ,island preservation study  
7a7 ,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  
the consolidated ,federal asset commonly
 known as ,plum ,island in the ,state of
 ,new ,york and all improvements on and 
to the ,federal asset1 including-- 7,a7 
the ,orient ,point facility2 and  7,b7  
all real and personal property1 all     
transportation assets1 and all          

associated infrastructure that support--
 7i7 ,plum ,island operations2 and  7ii7
 access to ,plum ,island4  7b7 ,study   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
conduct a study to determine the        
appropriateness of-- 7,a7 designating   
all or a portion of the study area as a 
unit of the ,national ,park ,system or a
 unit of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge
 ,system2 or  7,b7 providing protection 
for the resources of the study area by  
other means4  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 consult with      
interested ,federal agencies1 ,state or 
local governmental entities1 private and
 nonprofit organizations1 or any other  
interested individuals2 and  7,c7       
identify cost estimates for any ,federal
 acquisition1 development1              
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         
alternatives considered4  7#c7 ,report  

,not later than #c years after the date 
on which funds are first made available 
to carry out 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 findings and  
conclusions of the study2 and  7,b7 any 
recommendations of the ,secretary4