Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
This bill redesignates the existing Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as "Ocmulgee Mounds National Park" and establishes a separate "Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve" in Georgia under the National Park System. It authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land for both areas only through voluntary purchases from willing sellers (not eminent domain), with boundaries defined by a specific map. The bill mandates co-management of the park and preserve with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, allows tribal members to continue traditional ceremonies and hunting/fishing under state/federal laws, and requires an advisory council with tribal representation. The National Park Service must administer both areas as a single unit while respecting tribal cultural uses and existing wildlife refuge management.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 30, 2024
Last action Nov 19, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Nov 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Nov 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Austin Scott
RRepublican
Co
A. Drew Ferguson IV
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
Co
David Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Lucy McBath
DDemocratic
Co
Marjorie Taylor Greene
RRepublican
Co
Mike Collins
RRepublican
Co
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Richard McCormick
RRepublican
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