Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The bill would establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System in Maryland and Virginia to preserve and provide public access to the natural, cultural, historic, and recreational resources of the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding areas. It would allow the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land through donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer—but not condemnation—and would create a 19-member Advisory Commission, including youth representatives and tribal members, to advise on management and planning. The bill also coordinates management with existing Chesapeake Bay programs, revises the boundary of Fort Monroe National Monument upon land transfer, and…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.