Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act

This bill would create the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York as part of the National Park System. The park would preserve and explain the history of the 982 World War II refugees housed at Fort Ontario from August 1944 to February 1946. The park would be officially established only after the Secretary of the Interior decides enough land within the proposed boundary has been acquired, with notice published in the Federal Register within 30 days. The Secretary could acquire land by donation, purchase, or exchange, but land owned by the State or local governments could only be acquired by donation. The Secretary would also have to complete a general management plan within 3 fiscal years after funds are made available.

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Sponsors

• Claudia Tenney Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors