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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9683 
To amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establish-
ment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Na-
tional Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 
Ms. BALINT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical 
Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the 
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in 
the State of Vermont, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marsh-Billings-Rocke-
feller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amend-
ments Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 3 of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National 
Historical Park Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 410vv–1) 
is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES; MAP.— 
‘‘(1) BOUNDARIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the 
park shall be as generally depicted on the map 
entitled 
‘Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller 
National 
Historical Park, Proposed Boundary Revision’, 
numbered 456/190,048, and dated August 
2023. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The park shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A historic zone, including— 
‘‘(I) the Marsh-Billings-Rocke-
feller Mansion; 
‘‘(II) surrounding buildings; and 
‘‘(III) a portion of the area 
known as ‘Mt. Tom’. 
‘‘(ii) A protection zone, including the 
area occupied by the Billings Farm and 
Museum. 
‘‘(iii) The King Farm, which shall be 
divided between the historic zone described 
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in clause (i) and the protection zone de-
scribed in clause (ii), as determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The map de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service.’’. 
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 
Section 4 of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National 
Historical Park Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 410vv–2) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
land or an interest in land within the boundary of 
the park by— 
‘‘(A) donation; 
‘‘(B) purchase from a willing seller with 
donated or appropriated funds; 
‘‘(C) transfer from a Federal agency; or 
‘‘(D) exchange. 
‘‘(2) KING FARM.—Acquisition by the Secretary 
of the land described in section 3(b)(1)(B)(iii) shall 
include— 
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‘‘(A) a right of access from the land ac-
quired to the park; and 
‘‘(B) a right of access to the land acquired 
from the park.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(3) The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) 
COMMERCIAL
OPERATION.—The 
Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) KING FARM.—On acquisition by the Secretary 
of the land described in section 3(b)(1)(B)(iii), the ac-
quired land may be used for— 
‘‘(1) agricultural and forestry purposes, includ-
ing the growing and harvesting of crops and trees, 
animal husbandry, and other agricultural operations 
customary in the State of Vermont; 
‘‘(2) conservation purposes in a manner that 
preserves the historic character of a working farm 
and forest; and 
‘‘(3) educational purposes relating to agri-
culture, forestry, and conservation activities, includ-
ing the study of natural history.’’. 
SEC. 4. SCENIC ZONE. 
Section 5(a) of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Na-
tional Historical Park Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
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410vv–3(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘ ‘Marsh-Billings- 
Rockefeller National Historical Park Scenic Zone Map’ 
and dated November 19, 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘Marsh- 
Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Proposed 
Boundary Revision’, numbered 456/190,048, and dated 
August 2023’’. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEWARDSHIP INSTI-
TUTE. 
The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical 
Park Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 410vv et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 6 through 10 as 
sections 7 through 11, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 5 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEWARDSHIP INSTI-
TUTE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established at the park 
the National Park Service Stewardship Institute (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘Institute’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Institute 
are— 
‘‘(1) to highlight and encourage the advance-
ment of stewardship practices through workshops, 
public programs, learning opportunities, and similar 
programming; 
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‘‘(2) to create opportunities within the National 
Park Service to identify and share innovation 
through research, evaluation, and dialogue; and 
‘‘(3) to identify and exchange best practices and 
enhance leadership capacity, partnership develop-
ment, and community engagement in the fields of 
conservation and resource stewardship. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Institute shall be man-
aged as a program of the park.’’. 
Æ 
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