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H.R. 3884 (105th)

Governors Island Preservation and Development Act of 1998

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Introduced

14 May 1998

Last action

21 May 1998 · Referred

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Sponsors

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

Subjects

Budget

Source updated

23 March 2026

Budget

Summary

Governors Island Preservation and Development Act of 1998 - Establishes the Governors Island Commission to: (1) conduct meetings and hold hearings in accordance with this Act; (2) consider each plan for the disposition of Governors Island, New York, that any person or entity may submit to the Commission; and (3) within 180 days after all of the members of the Commission have been appointed, submit to the President a recommendation for the disposition of Governors Island, New York. Repeals provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 providing for the sale of the Island. Provides for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, over the following structures and adjacent grounds on: (1) Castle Williams; (2) Fort Jay; (3) the Admiral's Headquarters; (4) the Governor's House; and (5) the Block House. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Congress a plan for inclusion of the structures in the National Park System by the date on which the Commission submits its recommendation to the President. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 14 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House Government Reform

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 20 May 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

    Source: Committee

  6. 21 May 1998

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Source: Committee

  7. 21 May 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

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