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Bill to acquire Oak Hill for state park reported out of Senate Finance Committee after testimony on $52M funding package
Summary
Senate Bill 157, presented as the O'Kell bill, would allow the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire roughly 1,200 acres known as Oak Hill in Loudoun County for a new state park; supporters told the committee about roughly $52 million in combined public and private commitments and a feasibility study the patron said shows no long‑term general‑fund cost.
Senate Bill 157, carried by the patron described in committee as the O'Kell bill, would authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to acquire approximately 1,200 acres known as Oak Hill in Loudoun County and establish a new state park that sponsors characterized as preserving a founding‑era presidential home.
Sen. O'Kell told the Senate Finance Committee the property is "the presidential home of America's fifth president, James Monroe," and framed the acquisition as an opportunity to protect a nationally significant historic landscape…
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