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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4164 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 612
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4164

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of the Cahokia Mounds and surrounding land in the States 
           of Illinois and Missouri, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2024

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of the Cahokia Mounds and surrounding land in the States 
           of Illinois and Missouri, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Cahokia Mounds 
Mississippian Culture Study Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the city of Cahokia--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) was inhabited from approximately A.D. 
                700 to 1400; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) at its peak from A.D. 1050 to 1200--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) covered nearly 6 square miles; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) was home to 10,000 to 20,000 
                        people;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) more than 120 mounds were built over time at 
        the site of the city of Cahokia;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the site of the city of Cahokia is named for 
        the Cahokia subtribe of the Illinois Confederation, who moved 
        into the area in the 1600s;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the city of Cahokia was the central hub and 
        largest city of the Mississippian culture that ruled and traded 
        across half of North America, more than 1,250,000 square 
        miles;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the city of Cahokia--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) was the first known organized 
                urbanization and government north of Mexico; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) at its peak, was larger than most 
                European cities, including London;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) some of the Cahokia Mounds, which were built 
        from A.D. 900 to 1400, still stand as earthen monuments and 
        remnants of Mississippian culture, which is the greatest 
        prehistoric ancient culture in North America, the people of 
        which are ancestors to many of today's First People and 
        Nations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the Cahokia Mounds are designated as--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a National Historic 
                Landmark;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an Illinois State Historic Site; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a United Nations Educational, 
                Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage 
                Site.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Study area.--The term ``Study Area'' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Cahokia Mounds site;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) land in Collinsville and Monroe, 
                Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. 
                Louis County, Missouri, surrounding the Cahokia Mounds 
                site;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) satellite sites thematically connected 
                to the Cahokia Mounds site; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Mitchell Mound, Sugarloaf Mound, 
                Emerald Mound, Pulcher Mounds, East St. Louis Mounds, 
                and the St. Louis Mound Group.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
study of the Study Area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) evaluate the national significance of the 
        Study Area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Study Area as a unit of the National Park 
        System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the Study Area by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Federal, State, or local governmental 
                entities; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) private and nonprofit 
                organizations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) consult with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) interested entities of the Federal 
                Government or State or local governmental 
                entities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) private and nonprofit organizations; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any other interested individuals; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
        acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
        maintenance associated with the alternatives considered under 
        paragraph (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection 
(a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, 
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
funds are first made available to conduct the study required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the results of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Funding.--The study required under subsection (a) 
shall be carried out using existing funds of the National Park 
Service.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``Study Area'' means--
                    (A) the Cahokia Mounds site;
                    (B) land in Collinsville and Monroe, Madison, and 
                St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis County, 
                Missouri, surrounding the Cahokia Mounds site;
                    (C) satellite sites thematically connected to the 
                Cahokia Mounds site; and
                    (D) Mitchell Mound, Sugarloaf Mound, Emerald Mound, 
                Pulcher Mounds, East St. Louis Mounds, and the St. 
                Louis Mound Group.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of 
the Study Area.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of the Study Area;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Study Area as a unit of the National Park 
        System;
            (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the Study Area by--
                    (A) Federal, State, or local governmental entities; 
                or
                    (B) private and nonprofit organizations;
            (4) consult with--
                    (A) interested entities of the Federal Government 
                or State or local governmental entities;
                    (B) private and nonprofit organizations; or
                    (C) any other interested individuals; and
            (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives considered under paragraph 
        (3).
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds 
are first made available to conduct the study required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report containing--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
                                                       Calendar No. 612

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4164

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of the Cahokia Mounds and surrounding land in the States 
           of Illinois and Missouri, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 21, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment
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