The COVID Project
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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (NY/NJ)
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 36 C.F.R. 1.5
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16
- End
- Liberty Island grounds reopened July 20, 2020 (052); Ellis Island and the museums remained closed; pedestal observation deck reopened July 1, 2021 (read as 2020-07-20)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to July 20, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantine
- Addressees
- all visitors
- concessioners (Statue Cruises ferry; food, beverage and retail)
- tour operators
- Functions reached
- TV travel demand (4.2 million annual visits)
- CN concessions (ferry, food, retail idle; the NPS later cancelled the concession solicitations for ferry and food/retail services, Feb. 24 and May 6, 2021)
- CB New York tour operators, hotels and Battery Park vendors
- WF concession workforce
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS
Operative words
[Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island will] close temporarily starting March 16 [in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)]... until further notice.
Enforcement
36 C.F.R. 1.5 and 1.3; 18 U.S.C. 1865
Notes
The islands' partial reopening was 'Revised to Align with NY Phase 4 Reopening Modifications' (052).
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