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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park — Federal Adjacency (Bell County) (KY)

Tracked preemption from the Kentucky overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1940-06-11
Sunset
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Authority
federal_via_state
Scope
state:KY
Other Kentucky preemptions
2024 HB 443 — Objective-Standards / Ministerial-Application MandateKRS 65.490 et seq. — Tax Increment Financing (Local Development Areas)KRS 67C / Ky. Const. §156a — Louisville Metro Consolidated Local GovernmentKRS Chapter 224A / 224.01-400 — Brownfield Voluntary Environmental RemediationKRS 100.348 — Manufactured Housing Anti-Exclusion & Parity (2025 HB 160)KRS Chapter 350 / SMCRA — Surface Coal Mining Regulation & Mountaintop RemovalOffice of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP) — Designated Nature Preserves & T&E HabitatKRS 146.200 et seq. — Kentucky Wild Rivers System

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.county_fips ∈ {21013}
  • parcel.adjacent_to_cumberland_gap_nhp == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].park_adjacency_review_standardsoverrideviewshed_low_impact_design_preferredPark-adjacent development subject to enhanced review for viewshed, light pollution, and historic-corridor integrity (Wilderness Road)
review_typerequirenps_section_106_or_nepa_coordinationFederal nexus triggers NEPA / NHPA §106 coordination with NPS CGNHP Superintendent

Citation

Authority source
16 USC §§261 through 261d (Cumberland Gap NHP enabling); 16 USC §1 et seq. (NPS Organic Act); 54 USC §306108 (NHPA §106)
§ 16 USC §§261 et seq.
https://www.nps.gov/cuga/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm

Research notes

Cumberland Gap NHP (~24,000 ac) spans the tri-state corner of Bell County KY (FIPS 21013), Lee County VA, and Claiborne County TN. The historic Wilderness Road / Boone Trace / Warriors' Path corridor. Middlesboro KY abuts the park directly — local zoning frequently coordinates with NPS on viewshed and floodlight standards. No state-level overlay; preemption operates via federal NPS authority and §106/NEPA over federally-nexused adjacent projects.