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Core Policy Mechanism Top 5
Secretary authority for technical assistance and agreements
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the Secretary of the Interior and the management entity in their cooperative relationship.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium The provision authorizes financial assistance for marketing, interpretation, and preservation without specifying amounts, representing moderate potential budgetary impact through discretionary cooperative agreements.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The provision permanently establishes the Secretary's authority to provide assistance and enter agreements without expiration.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The provision uses permissive language ('may provide') for technical assistance while requiring ('shall enter') an agreement delineating roles, granting the Secretary substantial discretion in the scope and nature of assistance.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates minimal enforcement burden as it primarily enables voluntary cooperative agreements rather than imposing compliance requirements.
- Temporal Commitment High The authority is permanent with no sunset clause, though individual agreements may have their own terms.
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Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility Top 5
No buffer zones provision
- Population Scope Medium The provision affects property owners and businesses in the broader area surrounding the Marshall House who could otherwise face buffer zone restrictions, representing a moderate geographic scope.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low The provision has no direct budgetary effect as it prevents the creation of regulatory zones rather than authorizing expenditures.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The prohibition on buffer zones is permanent, establishing a lasting constraint on typical National Park Service regulatory authority.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute prohibitive language ('shall not be construed to create' and 'shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate') that eliminates all discretion.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision eliminates enforcement burden by prohibiting regulation of activities outside the property boundaries based on visibility or audibility from within.
- Temporal Commitment High The prohibition is permanent with no provision for reconsideration.
No signal yet
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility Top 5
Limitation on Secretary's acquisition and management authority
- Population Scope Low The provision affects the Secretary of the Interior and property owners at the affiliated area by limiting federal authority.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium The provision prevents potentially significant federal expenditures by prohibiting property acquisition and assumption of operational costs, representing moderate budgetary protection.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The limitation on federal authority is permanent, establishing a lasting constraint on typical National Park Service powers at this location.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute prohibitive language ('Nothing...authorizes') that eliminates discretion for the Secretary to acquire property or assume financial responsibility.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates no enforcement burden as it restricts rather than creates federal authority.
- Temporal Commitment High The restriction is permanent with no provision for review or modification.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 5
Establishment of Marshall House as affiliated area
- Population Scope Low The provision affects a single historic property in Leesburg, Virginia, with limited direct impact on the general population beyond visitors to the site and the management entity.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No specific funding is authorized or appropriated; the provision establishes the designation without committing federal funds.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The provision permanently establishes the Marshall House as an affiliated area of the National Park System with no sunset provision, creating a lasting change to the system's composition.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses mandatory language ('is established') with no discretion regarding the designation itself.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates minimal enforcement burden as it primarily establishes a designation rather than creating compliance requirements or penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High The affiliated area designation is permanent with no expiration date or mandatory review requirement, binding future administrations indefinitely.
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Implementation & Enforcement Top 5
Designation of management entity
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the George C. Marshall International Center as the designated management entity and its staff.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No specific budget allocation is provided, though the management entity will bear operational costs without federal financial responsibility.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The designation of the management entity as responsible party is permanent and establishes ongoing legal obligations for the organization.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision mandates ('shall be') the management entity without providing discretion to the Secretary or other parties.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium The management entity assumes moderate operational and administrative burden to manage the affiliated area consistent with National Park System standards.
- Temporal Commitment High The management responsibility is permanent with no time limit or sunset provision.
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Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility
Private property protection for adjacent landowners
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only property owners adjacent to the Marshall House, a limited geographic area in Leesburg, Virginia.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low The provision has no direct budgetary effect as it protects existing land use rights without creating programs or expenditures.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The protection of private property rights is permanent, establishing a lasting limitation on potential federal restrictions.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute language ('Nothing...affects') that eliminates any discretion to restrict adjacent land use rights.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates no enforcement burden as it prohibits rather than creates regulatory authority.
- Temporal Commitment High The protection is permanent with no sunset or review requirement.
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Summary
This bill designates the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The George C. Marshall International Center will serve as the management entity responsible for operating and maintaining the site. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements to support marketing, interpretation, and preservation efforts, but is not authorized to acquire property or assume direct financial or managerial responsibility for the site. The legislation requires the Secretary and management entity to develop a management plan within three years of funding availability. The bill includes provisions protecting private property rights of adjacent landowners and explicitly states that no buffer zones are created around the property. Activities conducted outside the Marshall House that can be seen or heard from within the property boundaries will not be subject to restrictions based solely on that fact. The affiliated area will be managed consistent with laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, though it will not become a full unit of the system.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 5
Secretary authority for technical assistance and agreements
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the Secretary of the Interior and the management entity in their cooperative relationship.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium The provision authorizes financial assistance for marketing, interpretation, and preservation without specifying amounts, representing moderate potential budgetary impact through discretionary cooperative agreements.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The provision permanently establishes the Secretary's authority to provide assistance and enter agreements without expiration.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The provision uses permissive language ('may provide') for technical assistance while requiring ('shall enter') an agreement delineating roles, granting the Secretary substantial discretion in the scope and nature of assistance.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates minimal enforcement burden as it primarily enables voluntary cooperative agreements rather than imposing compliance requirements.
- Temporal Commitment High The authority is permanent with no sunset clause, though individual agreements may have their own terms.
No signal yet
Core Policy Mechanism
Secretary authority for technical assistance and agreements
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility Top 5
No buffer zones provision
- Population Scope Medium The provision affects property owners and businesses in the broader area surrounding the Marshall House who could otherwise face buffer zone restrictions, representing a moderate geographic scope.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low The provision has no direct budgetary effect as it prevents the creation of regulatory zones rather than authorizing expenditures.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The prohibition on buffer zones is permanent, establishing a lasting constraint on typical National Park Service regulatory authority.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute prohibitive language ('shall not be construed to create' and 'shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate') that eliminates all discretion.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision eliminates enforcement burden by prohibiting regulation of activities outside the property boundaries based on visibility or audibility from within.
- Temporal Commitment High The prohibition is permanent with no provision for reconsideration.
No signal yet
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility
No buffer zones provision
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility Top 5
Limitation on Secretary's acquisition and management authority
- Population Scope Low The provision affects the Secretary of the Interior and property owners at the affiliated area by limiting federal authority.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium The provision prevents potentially significant federal expenditures by prohibiting property acquisition and assumption of operational costs, representing moderate budgetary protection.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The limitation on federal authority is permanent, establishing a lasting constraint on typical National Park Service powers at this location.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute prohibitive language ('Nothing...authorizes') that eliminates discretion for the Secretary to acquire property or assume financial responsibility.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates no enforcement burden as it restricts rather than creates federal authority.
- Temporal Commitment High The restriction is permanent with no provision for review or modification.
No signal yet
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility
Limitation on Secretary's acquisition and management authority
Core Policy Mechanism Top 5
Establishment of Marshall House as affiliated area
- Population Scope Low The provision affects a single historic property in Leesburg, Virginia, with limited direct impact on the general population beyond visitors to the site and the management entity.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No specific funding is authorized or appropriated; the provision establishes the designation without committing federal funds.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The provision permanently establishes the Marshall House as an affiliated area of the National Park System with no sunset provision, creating a lasting change to the system's composition.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses mandatory language ('is established') with no discretion regarding the designation itself.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates minimal enforcement burden as it primarily establishes a designation rather than creating compliance requirements or penalties.
- Temporal Commitment High The affiliated area designation is permanent with no expiration date or mandatory review requirement, binding future administrations indefinitely.
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Core Policy Mechanism
Establishment of Marshall House as affiliated area
Implementation & Enforcement Top 5
Designation of management entity
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only the George C. Marshall International Center as the designated management entity and its staff.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No specific budget allocation is provided, though the management entity will bear operational costs without federal financial responsibility.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The designation of the management entity as responsible party is permanent and establishes ongoing legal obligations for the organization.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision mandates ('shall be') the management entity without providing discretion to the Secretary or other parties.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium The management entity assumes moderate operational and administrative burden to manage the affiliated area consistent with National Park System standards.
- Temporal Commitment High The management responsibility is permanent with no time limit or sunset provision.
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Implementation & Enforcement
Designation of management entity
Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility
Private property protection for adjacent landowners
- Population Scope Low The provision affects only property owners adjacent to the Marshall House, a limited geographic area in Leesburg, Virginia.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low The provision has no direct budgetary effect as it protects existing land use rights without creating programs or expenditures.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High The protection of private property rights is permanent, establishing a lasting limitation on potential federal restrictions.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The provision uses absolute language ('Nothing...affects') that eliminates any discretion to restrict adjacent land use rights.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision creates no enforcement burden as it prohibits rather than creates regulatory authority.
- Temporal Commitment High The protection is permanent with no sunset or review requirement.
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Carve-outs, Exemptions, Eligibility (optional)
Private property protection for adjacent landowners
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