S1131-119

In Committee

Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 25, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including Advisory Council, Map, Secretary (of Interior), State (Georgia), and Tribe (Muscogee Creek Nation), defines redesignation of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as National Park, establishment of new National Preserve, authority for land acquisition from willing sellers (no eminent domain), and map correction, and requires administration of the combined National Park and Preserve as a single NPS unit with management plan required within 3 years, hunting/fishing allowed per state law, tribal hiring preference, sacred site. It relies on definition changes, procurement rules, compliance mandates, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Trade, Social Welfare, Finance, and Defense.

Who Benefits and How

Muscogee (Creek) Nation could gain revenue opportunities, National Park Service could gain revenue opportunities, and Hunters and anglers could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

National Park Service would take on compliance duties, Federal government could face higher costs, and US Fish and Wildlife Service would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Defines definitions section establishing key terms including Advisory Council, Map, Secretary (of Interior), State (Georgia), and Tribe (Muscogee Creek Nation).
  • Defines redesignation of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as National Park, establishment of new National Preserve, authority for land acquisition from willing sellers (no eminent domain), and map correction...
  • Requires administration of the combined National Park and Preserve as a single NPS unit with management plan required within 3 years, hunting/fishing allowed per state law, tribal hiring preference, sacred site...
  • Establishes 7-member Ocmulgee Mounds Advisory Council with 3 Tribal representatives, NPS and USFWS representatives, state DNR, and regional commission member; subject to FACA.
  • Creates transfer of approximately 126 acres of Tribe-owned land into federal trust as Indian country for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including Advisory Council, Map, Secretary (of Interior), State (Georgia), and Tribe (Muscogee Creek Nation), defines redesignation of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as National Park, establishment of new National Preserve, authority for land acquisition from willing sellers (no eminent domain), and map correction, and requires administration of the combined National Park and Preserve as a single NPS unit with management plan required within 3 years, hunting/fishing allowed per state law, tribal hiring preference, sacred site.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Social Welfare, Finance, Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill defines definitions section establishing key terms including Advisory Council, Map, Secretary (of Interior), State (Georgia), and Tribe (Muscogee Creek Nation), defines redesignation of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as National Park, establishment of new National Preserve, authority for land acquisition from willing sellers (no eminent domain), and map correction, and requires administration of the combined National Park and Preserve as a single NPS unit with management plan required within 3 years, hunting/fishing allowed per state law, tribal hiring preference, sacred site.

Policy Domains

Trade Social Welfare Finance Defense

Section 2 - Definitions

Identified Gains
  • Muscogee (Creek) Nation
  • National Park Service
  • Hunters and anglers
  • Willing landowners near Ocmulgee Mounds
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Hunters and anglers:
National Park Service:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation: , , ,
Willing landowners near Ocmulgee Mounds:
Identified Costs
  • National Park Service
  • Federal government
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Federal government: ,
National Park Service: , ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 9, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. …

Mar 25, 2025

Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following …

Mar 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
7 mentions across 5 clauses
+1 positive -6 negative

Federal government, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service

National Park Service faces effects in multiple directions

Tribal Nations
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Recreation
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Hunters and anglers

Defense
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Military operations (Robins AFB)

Real Estate
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Willing landowners near Ocmulgee Mounds

7/7
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Social Welfare Finance Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Public Lands
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Public Lands Native American Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Public Lands Native American Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Native American Affairs
Domains
Public Lands

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"Advisory Council" §2(1)

The Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Advisory Council established under section 5(a)

"Secretary" §2(3)

Secretary of the Interior

"Tribe" §2(5)

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation

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