Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
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Summary
This bill upgrades the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia to full National Park status and creates a new Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve alongside it. The Secretary of the Interior may acquire land from willing sellers for both units but cannot use eminent domain. The bill establishes a 7-member advisory council (with 3 seats for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation) to advise on management, requires a management plan within 3 years that addresses cultural resource preservation including burial grounds, allows hunting in the Preserve and fishing in both units, establishes a hiring preference for Tribe members, and protects sacred sites. Approximately 126 acres of Tribe-owned land would be taken into federal trust as Indian country. The Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge continues under Fish and Wildlife Service management with cooperative cultural interpretation. The bill authorizes such sums as are necessary.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Redesignates the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as a National Park, establishes a new Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve, creates an advisory council with Muscogee (Creek) Nation representation, takes approximately 126 acres of Tribe-owned land into federal trust, and authorizes appropriations.
Who Benefits
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation (trust land, advisory council seats, hiring preference, sacred site protections)
- National Park Service (expanded unit)
- Local Georgia communities (tourism and recreation)
Who Bears Costs
- Federal government (land acquisition and management costs)
- National Park Service (new management responsibilities)
- Adjacent landowners (proximity to expanded park boundary, though no eminent domain)
Key Policy Areas
{'domain': 'Public Lands', 'evidence': 'Redesignates a National Historical Park as a National Park and establishes a National Preserve within the National Park System'}, {'domain': 'Native American Affairs', 'evidence': 'Takes 126 acres into trust for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, establishes tribal hiring preferences, protects sacred sites, and gives the Tribe 3 of 7 advisory council seats'}
Primary Purpose
Redesignates the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as a National Park, establishes a new Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve, creates an advisory council with Muscogee (Creek) Nation representation, takes approximately 126 acres of Tribe-owned land into federal trust, and authorizes appropriations.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Elevate protection of a culturally significant site by upgrading to National Park status, expand the protected area with a National Preserve, and strengthen the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's role in management and cultural stewardship"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. …
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal government, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Advisory Council established under section 5(a)
Secretary of the Interior
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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