Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

The law updates the site's official status and explores whether nearby maritime, coastal defense, and military history resources belong in the park.

What the law does ​

• Renames the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.
• Updates references in federal laws, regulations, maps, and records to the new name.
• Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study potential additions in Salem, Massachusetts, and the surrounding area, including the Salem Armory Visitor Center building and adjacent Salem Armory Park.
• Requires an assessment of whether relevant sites and resources are suitable and feasible for inclusion in the National Park System as part of the park.
• Requires a report to the relevant House and Senate committees within three years after study funds become available.

Who it affects ​

• Salem Maritime National Historical Park administrators, visitors, and nearby communities.
• Owners and managers of nearby maritime, coastal defense, and military history sites considered in the study.
• Congressional committees overseeing the National Park System.

Breakdown ​

Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act ​

This law renames the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park. It also directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether nearby sites connected to maritime history, coastal defenses, and military history should be added to the park.

Key takeaways

• All federal laws, regulations, maps, and records referring to the former historic site name will now be understood to refer to the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.
• The boundary study covers Salem, Massachusetts, and the surrounding area, including the Salem Armory Visitor Center building and adjacent Salem Armory Park.
• The study will assess whether relevant sites and resources are suitable and feasible for inclusion in the National Park System as part of the park.
• The Secretary of the Interior must report the study results, findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the relevant House and Senate committees within three years after study funds become available.