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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5240 

To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the ‘‘Salem 

Maritime National Historical Park’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site 

as the ‘‘Salem Maritime National Historical Park’’, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Salem Maritime Na5 tional Historical Park Redesignation and Technical Cor6 rections Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

8 (a) REDESIGNATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Salem Maritime Na2 tional Historic Site is redesignated as the ‘‘Salem 

3 Maritime National Historical Park’’. 

4 (2) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in a 

5 law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 

6 paper of the United States to the Salem Maritime 

7 National Historic Site shall be considered to be a 

8 reference to the Salem Maritime National Historical 

9 Park. 

10 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1 of 

11 Public Law 100–349 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 102 

12 Stat. 659; 104 Stat. 4575) is amended— 

13 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; and 

16 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘national 

17 historic site’’ each place it appears and insert18 ing ‘‘national historical park’’. 

19 (b) BOUNDARY REVISION.—Section 1 of Public Law 

20 100–349 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 102 Stat. 659; 104 

21 Stat. 4575) is amended by striking subsection (a) and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Salem Maritime Na25 tional Historical Park (referred to in this Act as the 


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1 ‘national historical park’) located in Salem, Massa2 chusetts, shall consist of land and interests in land 

3 as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘llll’, numbered llll, and dated 

5 llll. 

6 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map de7 scribed in paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail8 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

9 of the National Park Service.’’. 

10 (c) VISITOR CENTER AND CURATORIAL FACILITY.— 

11 Section 1(b)(2) of Public Law 100–349 (54 U.S.C. 

12 320101 note; 102 Stat. 659; 104 Stat. 4575) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘visitor 

15 center’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘visitor 

16 center and curatorial facility’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

18 ‘‘12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘70,000’’. 

19 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL RESOURCE

20 STUDY.—Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary 

21 of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of 

22 sites and resources associated with the maritime history 

23 and coastal defenses of Salem, Massachusetts, and the vi24 cinity, for the purpose of evaluating potential revisions to 


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1 the boundaries of the Salem Maritime National Historical 

2 Park to include the sites and resources. 

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