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.

Bill: 118-hr-6210
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping

Historic sites and heritage areas

Military history

Parks, recreation areas, trails

U.S. history

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 719.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 719 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6210 [Report No. 118–882] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023 Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 16, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 2, 2023 A BILL 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.

1. Establishment of the General George C. Marshall House as an affiliated area (a) In general The General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description of affiliated area The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia on the map titled General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area , numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with— (1) this Act; and (2) any law generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The George C. Marshall International Center shall be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Agreements The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary )— (1) may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area; and (2) shall enter into an agreement with the management entity that delineates the roles and responsibilities for the management of the area consistent with the policies and standards that apply to units of the National Park System. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume managerial or financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) Private property protection Nothing in this Act affects the land use rights of private property owners adjacent to the General George C. Marshall House. (h) No buffer zones (1) In general Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the General George C. Marshall House. (2) Activity or use outside the general george c. marshall house The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the George C. Marshall House shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the George C. Marshall House.

December 16, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023 Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL 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.

1. Establishment of the General George C. Marshall House as an affiliated area (a) In general The General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is established as an affiliated area of the National Park System to promote public appreciation of the significant historic contributions made by United States military leader and statesman George Catlett Marshall, Jr. (b) Description of affiliated area The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted as the General George C. Marshall House Property, Leesburg, Virginia on the map titled General George C. Marshall House, Proposed Affiliated Area , numbered 999/189,974, and dated September 2023. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in a manner consistent with— (1) this section; and (2) any law generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The George C. Marshall International Center shall be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) Management plan Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall complete a management plan for the affiliated area in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.