Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 88 To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 10, 2019 Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. PERDUE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na- 4 tional Historical Park Boundary Revision Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 8 Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National His- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S88.IS S88 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 88 IS torical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated 1 by section 3(a)(1). 2 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 3 titled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed 4 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 363/125996, and 5 dated January 2016. 6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 7 the Secretary of the Interior. 8 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 9 means the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cit- 10 ies of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia. 11 SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 12 (a) REDESIGNATION.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee National 14 Monument, established pursuant to the Act of June 15 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958, chapter 519), shall be 16 known and designated as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds 17 National Historical Park’’. 18 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 19 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 20 the United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monu- 21 ment’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the 22 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park’’. 23 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S88.IS S88 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 88 IS (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Histor- 1 ical Park is revised to include approximately 2,100 2 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map. 3 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 4 on file and available for public inspection in the ap- 5 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 6 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 8 land and interests in land within the boundaries of 9 the Historical Park by donation, purchase from a 10 willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or 11 exchange. 12 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ac- 13 quire by condemnation any land or interest in land 14 within the boundaries of the Historical Park. 15 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin- 16 ister any land acquired under subsection (c) as part of 17 the Historical Park in accordance with applicable laws (in- 18 cluding regulations). 19 SEC. 4. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 20 STUDY. 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 22 special resource study of the study area. 23 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub- 24 section (a), the Secretary shall— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S88.IS S88 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •S 88 IS (1) evaluate the national significance of the 1 study area; 2 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 3 designating the study area as a unit of the National 4 Park System; 5 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 6 protection, and interpretation of the study area by 7 the Federal Government, State or local government 8 entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; 9 (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 10 State or local governmental entities, private and 11 nonprofit organizations, or any other interested indi- 12 viduals; and 13 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac- 14 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 15 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 16 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 17 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec- 18 tion 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 19 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 20 on which funds are first made available to carry out the 21 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 22 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep- 23 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 24 Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S88.IS S88 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •S 88 IS (1) the results of the study; and 1 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 2 Secretary. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S88.IS S88 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS