HR1584-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plum Island National Monument Act.

2. Plum Island National Monument Plum Island, New York, is hereby established as a national monument for the purpose of ecological conservation, historical preservation, and the discovery and celebration of our shared cultural heritage. The National Monument shall consist of Plum Island, New York, including its lands and interests therein. The Secretary shall administer the National Monument. The Secretary shall establish administrative jurisdiction over portions of the area described in subsection (b) as necessary to carry out this Act by entering into memoranda of understanding with the head of each Federal department or agency with administrative jurisdiction over lands or interests in lands within such area. Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for the preparation of a general management plan for the National Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the National Monument. On completion of the general management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the general management plan under such paragraph. In this section: The term National Monument means the national monument established by subsection (a). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.