Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025

This bill would expand the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont and set new rules for how nearby lands are managed. It adds areas shown on a 2023 map, including a “historic zone” (the mansion, nearby buildings, and part of Mt. Tom), a “protection zone” for the Billings Farm and Museum, and the King Farm. The map would be kept on file for the public to view at National Park Service offices. The Park Service could get land by donation, purchase from willing sellers, transfer from another federal agency, or exchange. For the King Farm, it ensures access in and out of the park, and allows continued farming and forestry, conservation, and education activities on the land. The bill also updates rules for a scenic zone and creates a National Park Service Stewardship Institute at the park to share best practices, host workshops, and support learning and community engagement; the institute would be run as part of the park.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Local residents, visitors, farmers, educators, and park staff in Vermont.
• What changes: Park boundary expansion; clear ways to acquire land; guaranteed access to and from the King Farm; continued farm, forest, conservation, and education uses at King Farm; updates to a scenic zone; and a new Stewardship Institute to improve conservation and public programs .
• When: These changes would take effect if the bill becomes law; the boundary is based on a map dated August 2023 that will be available to the public.