What is a General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS)?
General management plans are required by law of all national parks and serve as long-term plans to guide the management and use of park lands, whether they are natural areas or historic sites such as Governors Island. The 1978 National Parks and Recreation Act requires the National Park Service (NPS) to complete a general management plan (GMP) for each unit of the National Park System. As Governors Island National Monument is a relatively new unit of the National Park System, this is its first GMP/EIS.
