S. 432

Establishes a national historical park at Fort Ontario

Makes the Fort Ontario site in New York, where 982 World War II refugees lived from 1944 to 1946, a unit of the National Park System.

  • Park is not created until the Interior Secretary decides enough land has been acquired
  • Land inside the boundary may be donated, bought with donated or appropriated funds, or exchanged
  • Land owned by New York or a local government may be added only by donation
  • A general management plan is due within 3 years after money is made available

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