119-hr1352

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1352 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1352

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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 13, 2025

 Mr. Subramanyam introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Natural Resources

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 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.

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

SECTION 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.
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