The National Park Service will hold a public meeting to discuss a special resource study for the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Brooklyn.
The study, requested by Representative Hakeem Jeffries and authorized by the United States Congress as part of Public Law 113-291, will help determine whether the resources related to the Monument would meet criteria for congressional designation as a unit of the national park system.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for citizens to learn about the special resource study process and hear the criteria used by the National Park Service to determine eligibility for establishment of a potential unit of the national park system. These criteria include: national significance, suitability and feasibility for inclusion within the national park system, and the need for National Park Service management. The National Park Service will also present information about how the public may provide feedback and comments on this planning effort.
At the conclusion of the special resource study process, the National Park Service, through the Secretary of the Interior, will submit its findings to Congress. Congress will then determine whether the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument should be added to the national park system. Only Congress has the authority to designate a new unit of the National Park Service.
Information about the Monument, status of the study, and the criteria used to evaluate new national parklands is available online.
The meeting is open to everyone and will take place Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 6 pm in the Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building; 55 Hanson Place; Brooklyn.
For additional information, contact Amanda Jones; National Park Service; 200 Chestnut Street; Philadelphia, PA 19106 or amanda_jones@nps.gov.
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