To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Subramanyam
In Committee
Summary
Designates the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System. It establishes the George C. Marshall International Center as the local management entity, allows the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical assistance and enter cooperative agreements to support marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation, requires a management plan within 3 years after funds are made available, and forbids the Secretary from acquiring property or assuming operational or financial responsibility while preserving adjacent private land rights and preventing creation of buffer zones.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Marshall House affiliation and management
If enacted, this bill would designate the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The affiliated area would be defined by the map titled "General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area", numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023. The George C. Marshall International Center would be named the management entity, and the Interior Secretary would have to sign an agreement with that center setting out roles and responsibilities. The Secretary would be able to give technical help and enter cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance for marketing, signs, interpretation, and preservation. The Secretary would also have to finish a management plan within 3 years after funds are made available, following section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
Protections for nearby homeowners
If enacted, the bill would not create buffer zones outside the Marshall House. Activities or uses outside that can be seen, heard, or detected from inside the House would not be used to limit or regulate what neighbors do on their land. The bill would not change land use rights of private property owners adjacent to the House.
No federal purchase or takeover
If enacted, the bill would prohibit the Interior Secretary from acquiring property at the affiliated area. The Secretary also would not be allowed to assume managerial or financial responsibility for the site's operation, maintenance, or management. This means local managers and private owners would keep operational and financial control unless another law changed that.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Subramanyam
VA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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