Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 26, 2000
Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000 - Establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the Governors Island National Monument comprising Castle Williams and Fort Jay and associated lands located on Governors Island in New York Harbor.Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Monument to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Monument to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.Authorizes appropriations for annual operation and maintenance.Directs the Administrator to convey Governors Island (excluding the Monument) to New York for use consistent with a plan to be administered by the Governors Island Redevelopment Corporation, the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, and the Governors Island Preservation and Design Manual.
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