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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. BALINT:H.R. 986.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H505]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill expands the boundaries of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont, allows the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land within the boundaries through a variety of means, and provides statutory authority for the National Park Service Stewardship Institute, which is a program of the park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, the bill expands the boundary of the park to include the King Farm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill also allows the&amp;nbsp;NPS to acquire lands within the park by purchasing, transferring, or exchanging land in addition to the current authorization to acquire land by donation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The acquired King Farm land must include&amp;nbsp;rights of access between the acquired land and the park. The&amp;nbsp;acquired King Farm land may be used for certain agricultural, forestry, conservation, and educational purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill also outlines the purposes of the National Park Service Stewardship Institute.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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        <title>To amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes.</title>
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