To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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Related Senate bill: S.47 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to grant to any state or local government an easement or right-of-way over federal lands within Gateway National Recreation Area in the states of New York and New Jersey to construct, operate, or maintain projects for the control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

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Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] · D–NY

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Natural Resources Committee

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Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H296-297)
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House

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S 47 · John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

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Discuss H.R.415, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/415

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-01-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr415/BILLS-116hr415ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.415 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.415, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/415

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-01-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr415/BILLS-116hr415ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.415, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/415

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-01-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr415/BILLS-116hr415ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.415, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and local governments easements and rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/415

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2019-01-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr415/BILLS-116hr415ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:21Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.415 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.