Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.

Highlights:

• Amends and redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park (Sec. 2-3).

• Requires the Department of the Interior to conduct and report on a boundary study (Sec. 2-3).

• Specifies that the study must evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park, sites and resources in the study area associated with (Sec. 2-3):

• Its maritime history;

• Coastal defenses; and 

• Military history.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text