Congress quietly expands Ohio aviation park by 1 acre
H.R. 4747 — To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes. · Filed by Michael Turner (R-OH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill expands the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park by adding approximately 1 acre of land in Dayton, Ohio to its boundary. The specific parcel is identified on a map dated February 2023. The change is purely administrative and affects only the park's geographic scope.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward administrative amendment to a 1992 national park statute. It expands the geographic scope of an existing public heritage site by a small acreage with no apparent policy innovation or controversy.
What the text implies
- Bill does not specify funding mechanism for land acquisition or park management of the added acreage — cost responsibility (federal, state, local, or private donation) is unstated.
- No environmental review, archaeological survey, or public comment process is mentioned, though such processes may be required under separate law (NEPA, etc.).
- The map reference (dated February 2023) is external to the bill text — the precise parcel cannot be verified from the bill alone.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The boundary expansion itself is neutral to slightly beneficial — it preserves public access to aviation heritage and may enhance the park's educational mission. However, the bill provides no information about acquisition costs, funding source, or whether the land is already in public ownership, making the full civic impact unclear.
Named in the bill
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992, National Park Service (implied), Dayton, Ohio
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (520 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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