Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act

Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Navy to designate as a protected tract any part of the Calverton Pine Barrens, New York, declared to be excess to the needs of his department. Prohibits the protected tract or any part from being disposed of in any way that would allow commercial development to take place on it. Reverts ownership of such tract to the United States if it or any part is ever conveyed to an entity which uses it for commercial development.

 
HR 1065 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 1065
To prohibit land known as the Calverton Pine Barrens, located on Department
of Defense land in Long Island, New York, from being disposed of in any way
that allows it to be commercially developed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 1991
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER (for himself and Mr. DOWNEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and
Government Operations
A BILL
To prohibit land known as the Calverton Pine Barrens, located on Department
of Defense land in Long Island, New York, from being disposed of in any way
that allows it to be commercially developed.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
  (a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds as follows:
  (1) The Pine Barrens, a forest of pine trees extending across Long Island,
  New York, protect and replenish the Island's sole-source aquifer and
  require well-planned protection strategies.
  (2) The Department of Defense owns 3234 acres of the Pine Barrens which
  serve as a buffer zone surrounding the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve
  Plant in Calverton, New York, and provide numerous benefits to the public
  and wildlife.
  (3) The General Services Administration has suggested selling portions
  of the Pine Barrens described in paragraph (2) and under Federal law,
  such portions could be sold for commercial development.
  (4) The New York State Government and local governments have an interest
  in preserving the Calverton Pine Barrens in its natural state.
  (b) PURPOSE- The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the Calverton Pine
  Barrens are never commercially developed and that they remain in their
  natural state in perpetuity.
SEC. 3. CALVERTON PINE BARRENS PROHIBITED FROM BEING COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED.
  In the event that any part of the Calverton Pine Barrens is declared to be
  excess to the needs of the Department of the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy
  shall designate that part a protected tract. The protected tract, or any
  part thereof, may not be disposed of in any way that would allow commercial
  development to take place on it. If the protected tract, or any part thereof,
  is ever conveyed to an entity which uses it for commercial development,
  ownership of the protected tract shall revert to the United States.
SEC. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE CALVERTON PINE BARRENS.
  The Calverton Pine Barrens is the land of not less than 3234 acres located
  on Department of Defense land surrounding the Naval Weapons Industrial
  Reserve Plant in Calverton, New York.