Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act amends section 2855 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2024. The existing heading limited authority to modify or restrict public access at Greenbury Point. This bill changes that heading and operative text to prohibit constructing a golf course on the Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, or otherwise modifying or restricting public access except for specified purposes. It also adds a permitted exception for restrictions related to environmental restoration of the conservation area, as long as those restrictions are consistent with existing law and regulation.
Who Benefits and How
Local residents, visitors, and conservation users benefit because the bill protects Greenbury Point from golf-course development and preserves public access. Environmental restoration projects benefit because access restrictions tied to restoration remain allowed. Naval Support Activity Annapolis benefits from clearer statutory boundaries for what development and access restrictions are allowed on the site. Maryland conservation advocates benefit from a stronger federal barrier against converting the area to a golf course.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Navy facility planners and Defense Department real-property staff must treat golf-course construction as prohibited at Greenbury Point. Developers or golf-course proponents lose a potential project pathway on the conservation area. Base access managers must distinguish impermissible access restrictions from restoration-related restrictions that remain allowed. Federal land managers may need to document environmental-restoration reasons when restricting access.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits construction of a golf course at the Greenbury Point Conservation Area.
- Amends the existing fiscal year 2024 military construction provision governing Greenbury Point.
- Protects public access by limiting modifications or restrictions unrelated to permitted exceptions.
- Allows access restrictions tied to environmental restoration when consistent with existing law and regulation.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Converts the Greenbury Point provision in the fiscal year 2024 military construction law from an access limitation into a prohibition on constructing a golf course at the Greenbury Point Conservation Area while preserving environmental restoration restrictions.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Defense Facilities, Conservation, Maryland
Primary Purpose
Converts the Greenbury Point provision in the fiscal year 2024 military construction law from an access limitation into a prohibition on constructing a golf course at the Greenbury Point Conservation Area while preserving environmental restoration restrictions.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Local residents
- Conservation users
- Environmental restoration projects
- Naval Support Activity Annapolis
- Maryland conservation advocates
Identified Costs
- Navy facility planners
- Defense Department real-property staff
- Golf-course developers
- Base access managers
- Federal land managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Elfreth introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Navy"
- → Department of the Navy
- "NSA Annapolis"
- → Naval Support Activity Annapolis
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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