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US HR283

US HR283
To adjust the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
01/08/2019
In Committee
02/05/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To adjust the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, and for other purposes. This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. The boundary of the park is adjusted to include approximately 2,100 acres of land. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, but not by condemnation. Interior shall administer any acquired land as part of the park. Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the study area and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

AI Summary

This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, adjusts the park's boundaries to include approximately 2,100 additional acres of land, and authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire land within the park's boundaries through donation, purchase, or exchange, but not by condemnation. The bill also directs the Interior Department to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the area and determine the feasibility of designating it as a new unit of the National Park System.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. (on 02/05/2019)

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