Study area means Salem and its vicinity, including the Salem Armory
To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the “Salem Maritime National Historical Park”, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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Study area means Salem and its vicinity, including the Salem Armory
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``study area'' means Salem, Massachusetts, and its vicinity, and includes the Salem Armory Visitor Center building and adjacent Salem Armory Park.”
Subsection (c)(2). It fixes what ground the study covers: Salem, Massachusetts, and its vicinity, with the Salem Armory Visitor Center building and the adjacent Salem Armory Park named as included. The subsection draws no line on a map and sets no acreage.
What the document actually says
“The term ``study area'' means Salem, Massachusetts, and its vicinity, and includes the Salem Armory Visitor Center building and adjacent Salem Armory Park.”
That sentence, in plain words
The study area is the town of Salem and the land near it. It takes in the old armory hall and the park next to it.
What this is about
An armory is a hall where the Guard keeps gear and drills. This one is now a place where guests start a visit.
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Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act, Public Law 119-25, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 408 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ25/html/PLAW-119publ25.htm
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“Study area means Salem and its vicinity, including the Salem Armory,” Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/salem-maritime-national-historical-park/proposal/sec03-study-area-defined/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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