S. 416 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 5, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands Vermont historical park and adds a farm
This bill makes the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont bigger by including the King Farm within its boundaries. It gives the National Park Service more options to acquire land for the park—they can now buy it, trade it, or transfer it, not just accept donations. The bill also officially recognizes the National Park Service Stewardship Institute, a program at the park that focuses on agricultural, forestry, conservation, and educational purposes.
How it affects you
This is a land and park management change rather than something that directly affects your daily life. If you visit the park or live in the area, you might see the park expand and offer more educational and conservation programs, but the bill itself is mainly about how the government manages this particular historical site.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 5, 2025)
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025
This bill expands the boundaries of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont, allows the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land within the boundaries through a variety of means, and provides statutory authority for the National Park Service Stewardship Institute, which is a program of the park.
Specifically, the bill expands the boundary of the park to include the King Farm.
The bill also allows the NPS to acquire lands within the park by purchasing, transferring, or exchanging land in addition to the current authorization to acquire land by donation.
The acquired King Farm land must include rights of access between the acquired land and the park. The acquired King Farm land may be used for certain agricultural, forestry, conservation, and educational purposes.
The bill also outlines the purposes of the National Park Service Stewardship Institute.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 416
A BILL
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 5, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.”