S416-119

In Committee

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

This bill expands the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont to include the Billings Farm and Museum and King Farm properties. It updates the park boundary map, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire additional land through donation, purchase, transfer, or exchange, and allows the King Farm to continue being used for agriculture, forestry, conservation, and education. The bill also establishes a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park to advance conservation practices, share research, and build leadership in resource stewardship.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont to include the Billings Farm and Museum protection zone and the King Farm, and establish a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park.

Who Benefits

  • Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
  • Billings Farm and Museum
  • National Park Service

Who Bears Costs

  • Federal budget (land acquisition costs)

Key Policy Areas

{'domain': 'Public Lands', 'evidence': 'Amends the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to revise park boundaries per a 2023 map'}, {'domain': 'Conservation', 'evidence': 'Establishes a Stewardship Institute for conservation and resource stewardship leadership'}, {'domain': 'Agriculture', 'evidence': 'Permits agricultural and forestry uses on the King Farm within the park'}

Primary Purpose

Expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont to include the Billings Farm and Museum protection zone and the King Farm, and establish a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park.

Policy Domains

{'domain': 'Public Lands', 'evidence': 'Amends the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to revise park boundaries per a 2023 map'} {'domain': 'Conservation', 'evidence': 'Establishes a Stewardship Institute for conservation and resource stewardship leadership'} {'domain': 'Agriculture', 'evidence': 'Permits agricultural and forestry uses on the King Farm within the park'}

Legislative Strategy

"Expand a small Vermont historical park to encompass adjacent agricultural and cultural properties and formalize a stewardship training institute"

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2025

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …

Feb 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

National Park Service

National Parks
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Environment
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Conservation organizations

Tourism
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Billings Farm and Museum

Agriculture
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Vermont agricultural community

6/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Public Lands
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Public Lands
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Conservation

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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