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The bill expands and protects a historic parcel to boost public access and conservation, at the cost of potential added federal maintenance expenses and new limits on local land-use options.
Local residents, visitors, and tourists gain access to a larger Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, preserving historic resources and expanding public educational and recreational opportunities.
The National Park Service can manage and protect the newly included parcel, conserving historic resources and public green space under federal stewardship.
Property owners and local governments near the added parcel may face new restrictions on land use and future development because the land is brought within park boundaries.
Taxpayers and the National Park Service could shoulder additional maintenance and operational costs to manage the expanded park area.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds approximately 1 acre in Dayton, Ohio to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park boundary as shown on a February 2023 proposed-boundary map.
Introduced July 24, 2025 by Jon Husted · Last progress July 24, 2025
Adds about 1 acre of land in Dayton, Ohio to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park boundary by explicitly including a parcel shown as “Proposed Addition” on a February 2023 map. The change updates the list of park sites in federal law to incorporate that mapped parcel into the park boundary.