Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title naming the Act as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025, defines park boundary expansion to include historic zone (Mansion, Mt. Tom), protection zone (Billings Farm and Museum), and King Farm per revised 2023 boundary map, and expands secretary authority to acquire land within the expanded park boundary by donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange; includes King Farm access rights and permitted uses for agriculture, forestry, conservation. It relies on definition changes, procurement rules, and grants. The main policy areas are Trade, Environment, and Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
National Park Service could gain revenue opportunities, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park could gain revenue opportunities, and Billings Farm and Museum could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Defines short title naming the Act as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025.
- Defines park boundary expansion to include historic zone (Mansion, Mt. Tom), protection zone (Billings Farm and Museum), and King Farm per revised 2023 boundary map.
- Expands secretary authority to acquire land within the expanded park boundary by donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange; includes King Farm access rights and permitted uses for agriculture, forestry, conservation...
- Defines update the scenic zone boundary map reference from the 1991 map to the 2023 Proposed Boundary Revision map.
- Creates amend the Park Establishment Act to insert a new section establishing a National Park Service Stewardship Institute.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title naming the Act as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025, defines park boundary expansion to include historic zone (Mansion, Mt. Tom), protection zone (Billings Farm and Museum), and King Farm per revised 2023 boundary map, and expands secretary authority to acquire land within the expanded park boundary by donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange; includes King Farm access rights and permitted uses for agriculture, forestry, conservation.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Environment, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
The bill defines short title naming the Act as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025, defines park boundary expansion to include historic zone (Mansion, Mt. Tom), protection zone (Billings Farm and Museum), and King Farm per revised 2023 boundary map, and expands secretary authority to acquire land within the expanded park boundary by donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange; includes King Farm access rights and permitted uses for agriculture, forestry, conservation.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Boundary expansion
Identified Gains
- National Park Service
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- Billings Farm and Museum
- Vermont agricultural community
- Conservation organizations
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
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