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Calendar No. 614 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4216 

To establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in the State 

of Georgia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 30, 2024 

Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. WARNOCK) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and 

Preserve in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na5 tional Park and Preserve Establishment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

4 Council’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

5 Park and Preserve Advisory Council established 

6 under section 5(a). 

7 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Pre9 serve Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 363/193026, 

10 and dated April 2024. 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

14 of Georgia. 

15 (5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

16 Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

17 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA18 TIONAL PARK AND ESTABLISHMENT OF 

19 OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

20 (a) REDESIGNATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA21 TIONAL PARK; LAND ACQUISITION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee Mounds Na23 tional Historical Park designated by section 

24 2102(b)(1)(A) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva25 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 


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1 410yyy–3(b)(1)(A)) shall be known and designated 

2 as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park’’. 

3 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

4 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

5 the United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na6 tional Historical Park’’ shall be considered to be a 

7 reference to the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park’’. 

8 (3) LAND ACQUISITION FOR OCMULGEE

9 MOUNDS NATIONAL PARK.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac11 quire land or any interest in land within the 

12 area depicted as ‘‘National Park Area’’ on the 

13 Map for inclusion in the Ocmulgee Mounds Na14 tional Park by purchase from a willing seller, 

15 donation, or exchange. 

16 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land or inter17 est in land acquired under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be— 

19 (i) incorporated into the Ocmulgee 

20 Mounds National Park; and 

21 (ii) administered by the Secretary in 

22 accordance with section 4. 

23 (C) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT

24 DOMAIN.—Nothing in this paragraph authorizes 


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1 the use of eminent domain to acquire land or 

2 an interest in land. 

3 (D) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the 

4 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park shall reflect 

5 the land and interests in land acquired for the 

6 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park under sub7 paragraph (A). 

8 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA9 TIONAL PRESERVE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date on 

11 which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Reg12 ister a notice that the Secretary has determined that 

13 sufficient land within the area depicted as ‘‘National 

14 Preserve Area’’ on the Map has been acquired under 

15 paragraph (2) to constitute a manageable unit, there 

16 is established the Ocmulgee Mounds National Pre17 serve in the State as a unit of the National Park 

18 System. 

19 (2) LAND ACQUISITION FOR OCMULGEE

20 MOUNDS NATIONAL PRESERVE.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac22 quire land or any interest in land within the 

23 area depicted as ‘‘National Preserve Area’’ on 

24 the Map for inclusion in the Ocmulgee Mounds 


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1 National Preserve by purchase from a willing 

2 seller, donation, or exchange. 

3 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land or inter4 est in land acquired under subparagraph (A) 

5 shall be— 

6 (i) incorporated into the Ocmulgee 

7 Mounds National Preserve; and 

8 (ii) administered by the Secretary in 

9 accordance with section 4. 

10 (C) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT

11 DOMAIN.—Nothing in this paragraph authorizes 

12 the use of eminent domain to acquire land or 

13 an interest in land. 

14 (3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the 

15 Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve shall reflect 

16 the land and interests in land acquired for the 

17 Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve under para18 graph (2)(A). 

19 (c) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall file with 

21 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

22 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 

23 of the House of Representatives— 

24 (A) as soon as practicable after the date of 

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1 tion of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park; 

2 and 

3 (B) as soon as practicable after the date of 

4 establishment of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na5 tional Preserve, a map and legal description of 

6 the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve. 

7 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The maps and legal de8 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

9 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex10 cept that the Secretary may make technical correc11 tions to the maps and legal descriptions. 

12 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal de13 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

14 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

15 offices of the National Park Service. 

16 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA17 TIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee Mounds National 

19 Park and the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve shall— 

20 (1) be administered as a single unit of the Na21 tional Park System in accordance with— 

22 (A) this section; 

23 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

24 of the National Park System, including— 


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1 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

2 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

3 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

6 States Code; and 

7 (C) any co-management agreement entered 

8 into under subsection (b); and 

9 (2) collectively be known and designated as the 

10 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve’’. 

11 (b) CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—Not later than 

12 1 year after the date of receipt of the recommendations 

13 of the Advisory Council under section 5(b)(2), the Sec14 retary shall enter into an agreement with the Tribe to pro15 vide for the co-management of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na16 tional Park and Preserve by the Secretary and the Tribe. 

17 (c) HUNTING AND FISHING.— 

18 (1) HUNTING.—The Secretary shall allow hunt19 ing on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

20 within the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na21 tional Preserve in accordance with applicable Fed22 eral and State laws. 

23 (2) FISHING.—The Secretary shall allow fishing 

24 on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

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1 tional Park and Preserve in accordance with applica2 ble Federal and State laws. 

3 (3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may designate 

4 zones in which, and establish periods during which, 

5 no hunting, fishing, or both, shall be allowed for rea6 sons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife 

7 management, or emergencies. 

8 (4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall en9 sure any regulations prescribing such restrictions 

10 under this subsection shall be put into effect only 

11 after consultation with the State. 

12 (5) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this subsection 

13 prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on private 

14 land in accordance with applicable State and Federal 

15 laws. 

16 (6) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—Nothing in this 

17 Act is intended to affect the jurisdiction or respon18 sibilities of the State with respect to fish and wild19 life. 

20 (d) HIRING PREFERENCE.—The Secretary shall es21 tablish policies to provide a preference for hiring members 

22 of the Tribe for positions at the Ocmulgee Mounds Na23 tional Park and Preserve, consistent with the Indian pref24 erence policy established by the Secretary of the Interior 

25 under section 12 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly 


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1 known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) (48 Stat. 986, 

2 chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5116). 

3 (e) EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATION OF BOND SWAMP

4 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), nothing in this Act affects the continued 

7 administration of the Bond Swamp National Wildlife 

8 Refuge by the Director of the United States Fish 

9 and Wildlife Service as a unit of the National Wild10 life Refuge System. 

11 (2) CULTURAL INTERPRETATION ACTIVITIES.— 

12 The Director of the National Park Service shall con13 sult with the Tribe to provide cultural programs and 

14 related activities with respect to the Bond Swamp 

15 National Wildlife Refuge with the consent of the Di16 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv17 ice. 

18 (f) TRIBAL USES.—Subject to any terms and condi19 tions that the Secretary determines to be necessary and 

20 in accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall 

21 allow for the continued use of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na22 tional Park and Preserve by members of the Tribe for— 

23 (1) traditional ceremonies; and 

24 (2) hunting, fishing, and trapping. 


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1 (g) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre2 cludes— 

3 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

4 the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; 

5 (2) the designation of new units of special use 

6 airspace over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park 

7 and Preserve; 

8 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

9 training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

10 Park and Preserve; 

11 (4) access to electronic tracking and commu12 nications sites associated with special use airspace or 

13 military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee 

14 Mounds National Park and Preserve; 

15 (5) ground access to respond to emergency or 

16 accident locations relating to special use airspace or 

17 military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee 

18 Mounds National Park and Preserve; 

19 (6) continued use of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na20 tional Park and Preserve by tactical ground parties 

21 or the maintenance of existing associated ground in22 strumentation, in accordance with any applicable 

23 interagency agreements in effect on the date of en24 actment of this Act; or 


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1 (7) the Secretary of Defense from entering into 

2 new or renewed agreements with the Secretary relat3 ing to the use by military aircraft of airspace over 

4 the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve 

5 or the maintenance of associated ground instrumen6 tation or tactical ground parties— 

7 (A) that will not interfere with the man8 agement of the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

9 Park and Preserve for the purposes for which 

10 the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Pre11 serve was established; and 

12 (B) in accordance with applicable laws. 

13 SEC. 5. ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

15 an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘Ocmulgee 

16 Mounds National Park and Preserve Advisory Council’’. 

17 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall— 

18 (1) advise the Secretary with respect to the 

19 preparation and implementation of a management 

20 plan for the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and 

21 Preserve; and 

22 (2) not later than 3 years after the date of en23 actment of this Act, submit to the Secretary rec24 ommendations relating to the management of the 

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1 cluding the role of the Tribe with respect to the del2 egation of any aspects of Federal decisionmaking, 

3 including land management, species management, 

4 and the interpretation of cultural resources and re5 sources of the Tribe at the Ocmulgee Mounds Na6 tional Park and Preserve. 

7 (c) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Council shall consist of 

8 9 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows: 

9 (1) 1 member, who shall be the superintendent 

10 of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Pre11 serve. 

12 (2) 1 member, who shall be the Secretary of 

13 Culture and Humanities of the Tribe. 

14 (3) 1 member, who shall be the Secretary of In15 terior Affairs of the Tribe. 

16 (4) 1 member, who shall be the Principal Chief 

17 of the Tribe. 

18 (5) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

19 the applicable National Park Service regional office 

20 for the State. 

21 (6) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

22 the applicable United States Fish and Wildlife Serv23 ice regional office for the State. 


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1 (7) 1 member, who shall be the United States 

2 Fish and Wildlife Service project leader of the Bond 

3 Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. 

4 (8) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

5 the State Department of Natural Resources. 

6 (9) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

7 the Middle Georgia Regional Commission. 

8 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall 

9 be subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code 

10 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Com11 mittee Act’’) and other applicable laws. 

12 (e) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory Council 

13 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint14 ment. 

15 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Ad16 visory Council (including not fewer than 1 member who 

17 is a designated representative of the Tribe) shall con18 stitute a quorum. 

19 (g) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Council shall— 

20 (1) elect a chairperson of the Advisory Council 

21 from among the members of the Advisory Council; 

22 and 

23 (2) establish any rules and procedures for the 

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1 (h) NO COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory 

2 Council shall serve without compensation. 

3 (i) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall ter4 minate on the date on which the Advisory Council com5 pletes the management plan for the Ocmulgee Mounds 

6 National Park and Preserve. 

7 SEC. 6. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

8 All right, title, and interest of the United States in 

9 and to the approximately 126 acres of land in the 

10 Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve owned in 

11 fee by the Tribe are hereby taken into trust for the benefit 

12 of the Tribe. Such land— 

13 (1) is part of Indian country (as defined in sec14 tion 1151 of title 18, United States Code) of the 

15 Tribe; and 

16 (2) shall be administered in accordance with the 

17 laws and regulations generally applicable to property 

18 held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 

19 an Indian Tribe. 

20 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

22 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

4 Council’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park 

5 and Preserve Advisory Council established under sec6 tion 5(a). 

7 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti8 tled ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve 

9 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 363/193026, and 

10 dated September 2024. 

11 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

14 of Georgia. 

15 (5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

16 Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

17 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL 

18 PARK AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OCMULGEE 

19 MOUNDS NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

20 (a) REDESIGNATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA21 TIONAL PARK; LAND ACQUISITION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee Mounds Na23 tional Historical Park designated by section 

24 2102(b)(1)(A) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva25 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 


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1 410yyy–3(b)(1)(A)) shall be known and designated as 

2 the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park’’. 

3 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 

4 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

5 United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National 

6 Historical Park’’ shall be considered to be a reference 

7 to the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park’’. 

8 (3) LAND ACQUISITION FOR OCMULGEE MOUNDS

9 NATIONAL PARK.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac11 quire land or any interest in land within the 

12 area depicted as ‘‘National Park Area’’ on the 

13 Map for inclusion in the Ocmulgee Mounds Na14 tional Park by purchase from a willing seller, 

15 donation, or exchange. 

16 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land or inter17 est in land acquired under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be— 

19 (i) incorporated into the Ocmulgee 

20 Mounds National Park; and 

21 (ii) administered by the Secretary in 

22 accordance with section 4. 

23 (C) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DO24 MAIN.—Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the 


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1 use of eminent domain to acquire land or an in2 terest in land. 

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA4 TIONAL PRESERVE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date on which 

6 the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a no7 tice that the Secretary has determined that sufficient 

8 land within the area depicted as ‘‘National Preserve 

9 Area’’ on the Map has been acquired under paragraph 

10 (2) to constitute a manageable unit, there is estab11 lished the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve in the 

12 State as a unit of the National Park System. 

13 (2) LAND ACQUISITION FOR OCMULGEE MOUNDS

14 NATIONAL PRESERVE.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac16 quire land or any interest in land within the 

17 area depicted as ‘‘National Preserve Area’’ on 

18 the Map for inclusion in the Ocmulgee Mounds 

19 National Preserve by purchase from a willing 

20 seller, donation, or exchange. 

21 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land or inter22 est in land acquired under subparagraph (A) 

23 shall be— 

24 (i) incorporated into the Ocmulgee 

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1 (ii) administered by the Secretary in 

2 accordance with section 4. 

3 (C) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DO4 MAIN.—Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the 

5 use of eminent domain to acquire land or an in6 terest in land. 

7 (3) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the 

8 Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve shall reflect the 

9 land and interests in land acquired for the Ocmulgee 

10 Mounds National Preserve under paragraph (2)(A). 

11 (c) MAP.— 

12 (1) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may make 

13 technical corrections to the Map. 

14 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The Map shall be on file and 

15 available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the National Park Service. 

17 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF OCMULGEE MOUNDS NA18 TIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee Mounds National 

20 Park and the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve shall— 

21 (1) be administered as a single unit of the Na22 tional Park System in accordance with— 

23 (A) this section; 

24 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

25 the National Park System, including— 


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1 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

2 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

3 and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 

4 and 

5 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

6 States Code; and 

7 (C) any management plan developed under 

8 subsection (b); and 

9 (2) collectively be known and designated as the 

10 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve’’. 

11 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

14 consultation with the Advisory Council, shall develop 

15 a general management plan for the preservation and 

16 use of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Pre17 serve in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 

18 United States Code. 

19 (2) CULTURAL RESOURCES AND LANDSCAPES.— 

20 The general management plan developed under para21 graph (1) shall provide for— 

22 (A) the interpretation and preservation of 

23 cultural resources of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na24 tional Park and Preserve, including burial 


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1 grounds and other sites that are sacred to the 

2 Tribe; and 

3 (B) an inventory of important cultural 

4 landscapes, including flora, that should be pre5 served, managed, developed, and maintained be6 cause of the cultural, natural, and public use sig7 nificance of the cultural landscapes, including to 

8 the Tribe. 

9 (c) HUNTING AND FISHING.— 

10 (1) HUNTING.—The Secretary shall allow hunt11 ing on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

12 within the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na13 tional Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal 

14 and State laws. 

15 (2) FISHING.—The Secretary shall allow fishing 

16 on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

17 within the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds Na18 tional Park and Preserve in accordance with applica19 ble Federal and State laws. 

20 (3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may designate 

21 zones in which, and establish periods during which, 

22 no hunting, fishing, or both, shall be allowed for rea23 sons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife 

24 management, or emergencies. 


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1 (4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

2 any regulations prescribing such restrictions under 

3 this subsection shall be put into effect only after con4 sultation with the State. 

5 (5) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this subsection 

6 prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on private 

7 land in accordance with applicable State and Federal 

8 laws. 

9 (6) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—Nothing in this 

10 Act is intended to affect the jurisdiction or respon11 sibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife. 

12 (d) HIRING PREFERENCE.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish policies to provide a preference for hiring members of 

14 the Tribe for positions at the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

15 Park and Preserve, consistent with the Indian preference 

16 policy established by the Secretary of the Interior under sec17 tion 12 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as 

18 the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) (48 Stat. 986, chapter 

19 576; 25 U.S.C. 5116). 

20 (e) EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATION OF BOND SWAMP NA21 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para23 graph (2), nothing in this Act affects the continued 

24 administration of the Bond Swamp National Wildlife 

25 Refuge by the Director of the United States Fish and 


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1 Wildlife Service as a unit of the National Wildlife 

2 Refuge System. 

3 (2) CULTURAL INTERPRETATION ACTIVITIES.— 

4 The Director of the National Park Service shall con5 sult with the Tribe to provide cultural programs and 

6 related activities with respect to the Bond Swamp 

7 National Wildlife Refuge with the consent of the Di8 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

9 (f) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—Nothing in this Act pre10 vents continued consultation with federally recognized In11 dian Tribes pursuant to Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 

12 5301 note; relating to consultation and coordination with 

13 Indian Tribal governments). 

14 (g) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 

15 precludes— 

16 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

17 the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; 

18 (2) the designation of new units of special use 

19 airspace over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park 

20 and Preserve; or 

21 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

22 training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

23 Park and Preserve. 

24 (h) SACRED AND CULTURAL SITES.—The Secretary 

25 shall ensure the protection of sacred sites and cultural sites 


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1 within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve 

2 and provide access to the sites by members of Indian Tribes 

3 who have ancestral connections to the Ocmulgee River Cor4 ridor, in accordance with Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

5 known as the ‘‘American Indian Religious Freedom Act’’) 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.) and Executive Order 13007 (42 

7 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to Indian sacred sites). 

8 SEC. 5. ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds 

11 National Park and Preserve Advisory Council’’. 

12 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall— 

13 (1) advise the Secretary with respect to the devel14 opment and implementation of the management plan 

15 for the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Pre16 serve; and 

17 (2) not later than 3 years after the date of enact18 ment of this Act, submit to the Secretary rec19 ommendations regarding how the Secretary would 

20 consider and accommodate Tribal interests in the 

21 management of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park 

22 and Preserve, including recommendations regarding 

23 how the Secretary and the Tribe may collaborate with 

24 respect to land management, species management, 

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1 sources of the Tribe at the Ocmulgee Mounds National 

2 Park and Preserve. 

3 (c) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Council shall consist of 

4 7 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows: 

5 (1) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

6 the applicable National Park Service office. 

7 (2) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

8 the applicable United States Fish and Wildlife Serv9 ice office. 

10 (3) 3 members, who shall be representatives of 

11 the Tribe. 

12 (4) 1 member, who shall be a representative of 

13 the State Department of Natural Resources. 

14 (5) 1 member, who shall be appointed after con15 sidering recommendations from the Middle Georgia 

16 Regional Commission. 

17 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall be 

18 subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (com19 monly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’) 

20 (other than section 1013 of that title), and other applicable 

21 laws. 

22 (e) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory Council 

23 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint24 ment. 


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1 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Advi2 sory Council (including not fewer than 1 member who is 

3 a designated representative of the Tribe) shall constitute a 

4 quorum. 

5 (g) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council 

6 shall meet 2 times per year, or more often as the Chair7 person of the Advisory Council determines to be appro8 priate. 

9 (h) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Council shall— 

10 (1) elect a chairperson of the Advisory Council 

11 from among the members of the Advisory Council; 

12 and 

13 (2) establish any rules and procedures for the 

14 Advisory Council that the Advisory Council deter15 mines to be appropriate. 

16 (i) NO COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory 

17 Council shall serve without compensation. 

18 SEC. 6. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

19 All right, title, and interest of the United States in 

20 and to the approximately 126 acres of land owned in fee 

21 by the Tribe are hereby taken into trust for the benefit of 

22 the Tribe. Such land— 

23 (1) is part of Indian country (as defined in sec24 tion 1151 of title 18, United States Code) of the 

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1 (2) shall be administered in accordance with the 

2 laws and regulations generally applicable to property 

3 held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 

4 an Indian Tribe. 

5 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

7 are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 614 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4216 

A BILL 

To establish the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park 

other purposes. and Preserve in the State of Georgia, and for 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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