United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5242 (106th)
Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000
Introduced
21 September 2000
Last action
4 October 2000 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Governors Island Preservation Act of 2000 - Establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, Governors Island National Monument, comprised of Castle Williams and Fort Jay and associated land located on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Requires the Administrator of General Services, as part of the overall disposition of Governors Island, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Monument to the Secretary of the Interior and, subject to agreement by the Secretary and the Governors Island Redevelopment Corporation, to reserve the right of access for the Secretary to the Monument for purposes of operating and maintaining it. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a management plan for the Monument. Directs the Administrator to convey Governors Island (with the exclusion of the Monument) to New York for use consistent with a plan to be administered by the Governors Island Redevelopment Corporation and the purposes of this Act. Requires any use of the conveyed land to be consistent with such plan and purposes and to be in compliance with: (1) the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act; (2) the Governors Island Preservation and Design Manual.
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Timeline
21 September 2000
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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
21 September 2000
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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
21 September 2000
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1554)
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
4 October 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 September 2000 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5242
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5242
- us · 106-hr-5242 · source updated 23 March 2026