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Senator Seeks Concurrent Jurisdiction Over National Park Properties; Committee Hears Brief Explanation

5938519 · October 7, 2025
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Senator Lovely asked the committee to consider restoring concurrent jurisdiction on National Park Service properties so state and local law enforcement would share statutory authority with the NPS.

Senator [name recorded as] Lovely asked the committee to consider S.632 / H.921, a bill to permit concurrent jurisdiction between state/local authorities and the National Park Service on properties and waters under NPS control in Massachusetts.

Senator Lovely said the bill would return jurisdictional authority that state law ceded in 1984 and would allow local…

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