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Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

What this bill does

  • The bill upgrades Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts to national park status.
  • The change affects the site's management and its role in the National Park System.
  • The Interior Department must study whether to expand the park's boundaries to include related maritime and military history sites.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would upgrading Salem Maritime from historic site to national park status change visitor access, funding, or management priorities at the location?

  2. 02

    What maritime and military history sites in the Salem area are being considered for potential boundary expansion, and why does their inclusion matter?

  3. 03

    What trade-offs might exist between expanding the park's boundaries to tell a more complete regional history and the costs or management challenges involved?

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Sponsor · D-MA

Edward J. Markey

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Introduced 2025-03-26

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-26 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-03-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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