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US HB2345
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Austin Scott
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AI Summary
- Redesignates the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia as the "Ocmulgee Mounds National Park" and establishes a new Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System
- Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land from willing sellers only (no eminent domain) for both the National Park and National Preserve areas as depicted on Map 363/193026 dated September 2024
- Creates a 7-member Advisory Council including 3 representatives from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, plus representatives from the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and Middle Georgia Regional Commission
- Takes approximately 126 acres of land owned by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation into federal trust for the tribe's benefit, establishing it as Indian country
- Requires a general management plan within 3 years, protects sacred and cultural sites, establishes hiring preferences for tribal members, and allows hunting in the Preserve and fishing throughout the Park and Preserve
Legislative Description
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
3/25/2025
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources3/25/2025
Full Bill Text
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