HR1352-119

1. Establishment of the General George C. Marshall House as an affiliated area The General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia on the map titled General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area, numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023. The affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with— this Act; and any law generally applicable to units of the National Park System. The George C. Marshall International Center shall be the management entity for the affiliated area. The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary)— may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area; and shall enter into an agreement with the management entity that delineates the roles and responsibilities for the management of the area consistent with the policies and standards that apply to units of the National Park System. Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume managerial or financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. Nothing in this Act affects the land use rights of private property owners adjacent to the General George C. Marshall House. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the General George C. Marshall House. The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the George C. Marshall House shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the George C. Marshall House.