Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Technical Corrections Act
Bill: S.5240 | Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Technical Corrections Act
This bill redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, MA, as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.
The bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire an interest in the city of Salem for use as a visitor center and curatorial facility (currently, only authorized as a visitor center).

To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the ``Salem 
      Maritime National Historical Park'', and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical 
Park Redesignation and Technical Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--The Salem Maritime National Historic Site 
        is redesignated as the ``Salem Maritime National Historical 
        Park''.
            (2) References in law.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
        map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to 
        the Salem Maritime National Historic Site shall be considered 
        to be a reference to the Salem Maritime National Historical 
        Park.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 1 of Public Law 100-349 
        (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 102 Stat. 659; 104 Stat. 4575) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``national 
                historic site'' and inserting ``national historical 
                park''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``national 
                historic site'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``national historical park''.
    (b) Boundary Revision.--Section 1 of Public Law 100-349 (54 U.S.C. 
320101 note; 102 Stat. 659; 104 Stat. 4575) is amended by striking 
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Boundary Revision.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Salem Maritime National Historical 
        Park (referred to in this Act as the `national historical 
        park') located in Salem, Massachusetts, shall consist of land 
        and interests in land as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        `____', numbered ____, and dated ____.
            ``(2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.''.
    (c) Visitor Center and Curatorial Facility.--Section 1(b)(2) of 
Public Law 100-349 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 102 Stat. 659; 104 Stat. 
4575) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``visitor center'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``visitor center and 
        curatorial facility''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``12,000'' and 
        inserting ``70,000''.
    (d) Authorization of Special Resource Study.--Not later than 
January 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special 
resource study of sites and resources associated with the maritime 
history and coastal defenses of Salem, Massachusetts, and the vicinity, 
for the purpose of evaluating potential revisions to the boundaries of 
the Salem Maritime National Historical Park to include the sites and 
resources.
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