Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
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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:
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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
Section 2 - Definitions
Identified Gains
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- National Park Service
- Hunters and anglers
- Willing landowners near Ocmulgee Mounds
Identified Costs
- National Park Service
- Federal government
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
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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