Search Results: keywords:"buffer zones"

  • H. R. 359 — An Act To establish Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón in Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:1,190

    H. R. 359 proposes to designate Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón in Puerto Rico as a connected area within the National Park System. The bill outlines that the fort will be managed by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, with the Secretary of the Interior providing technical...

    Simple Explanation

    In H. R. 359, a plan is suggested for a historic fort in Puerto Rico to join the special places cared for by the National Park System, like a big family. The park people will help a Puerto Rican group take care of the fort, but they won't own or manage it, and the nearby areas won't have to change.

  • H. R. 4338 — To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:887

    H.R. 4338 is a bill that aims to amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Route 66 as a National Historic Trail. This designation covers all sections of the road that were part of U.S. Highway 66 from 1926 to 1985, stretching roughly 2,400 miles from Chicago,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 4338 wants to make the old Route 66 a special trail that is protected for history, running from Chicago to California. It says the people in charge can't take land from anyone to make the trail and won’t stop others from building energy projects nearby.

  • H. R. 6210 — 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.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:725

    H.R. 6210 proposes to recognize the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as part of the National Park System. The George C. Marshall International Center will manage this new area, with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior offering technical and financial help but not...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 6210 wants to make the place where General George C. Marshall used to live a part of the National Park System, with special helpers in charge, but it makes sure that people who live nearby can still do what they want on their own land.