PRIA Logo™
119-s-416119th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Senator Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Introduced

Summary

Expands the Marsh‑Billings‑Rockefeller National Historical Park boundary to bring the Marsh‑Billings‑Rockefeller Mansion area, the Billings Farm protection zone, and the King Farm into the park footprint. It would also allow new land acquisition options and establish a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park to promote conservation, education, and stewardship best practices.

Show full summary
  • Families and visitors: The park boundary change is documented on a public map and brings historic and working‑farm areas into the park, supporting public access and education about agriculture, forestry, and natural history.
  • Landowners and sellers: The Secretary would be able to acquire land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or government funds, federal transfer, or exchange. Acquisitions of King Farm include rights of access to and from the park and may allow commercial operation.
  • Park managers and conservation partners: The new Stewardship Institute would be run as a park program to host workshops, research and share best practices, and build leadership and community partnerships in conservation and stewardship.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

New park stewardship institute

If enacted, the bill would create the National Park Service Stewardship Institute at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The Institute would run workshops, public programs, research, and learning opportunities that share conservation and stewardship best practices. It would help National Park Service staff, students, and community partners build leadership, form partnerships, and improve resource stewardship. The Institute would be managed as a program of the park.

King Farm uses and access rules

If enacted and if the Secretary acquires the King Farm, the bill would allow the acquired land to be used for farming and forestry, including growing and harvesting crops and trees and animal husbandry customary in Vermont. The land could also be used for conservation that preserves the farm's historic working character. It could be used for education about agriculture, forestry, conservation, and natural history. Acquisition must include rights of access both from the acquired land to the park and from the park to the acquired land.

Park boundary and land buying rules

If enacted, the bill would expand Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller park boundaries to the area shown on the map titled "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Proposed Boundary Revision", numbered 456/190,048, dated August 2023. It would add a historic zone, a protection zone, and include the King Farm, which the Secretary would divide between zones. The bill would replace the old 1991 scenic-zone map. The Secretary would also be able to acquire land inside the new boundary by donation, by purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds, by transfer from a Federal agency, or by exchange.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Welch, Peter [D-VT]

VT • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

    VT • I

    Sponsored 2/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation