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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 482 

To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and 

revise its boundary, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2015 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself and Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State 

of Georgia and revise its boundary, 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 Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled lll, numbered lll, and dated ll, 

10 ll. 


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1 (2) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 

2 Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National His3 torical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated 

4 in section 3. 

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

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

8 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Ocmulgee National Monu9 ment, established pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 

10 (48 Stat. 958), shall be known and designated as 

11 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

12 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg13 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

14 States to ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument’’, other than in 

15 this Act, shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Ocmulgee 

16 Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

17 SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Historical 

19 Park is revised to include approximately 2,100 acres, as 

20 generally depicted on the map. 

21 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

22 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of23 fices of the National Park Service, the Department of the 

24 Interior. 


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1 SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION. 

2 The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land 

3 within the boundary of the Historical Park by donation, 

4 purchase from a willing seller with donated or appro5 priated funds, or exchange. 

6 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

7 The Secretary shall administer any land acquired 

8 under section 4 as part of the Historical Park in accord9 ance with applicable laws and regulations. 

10 SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 

11 STUDY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

13 special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor be14 tween the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, 

15 Georgia, to determine— 

16 (1) the national significance of the study area; 

17 (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding 

18 lands in the study area to the National Park Sys19 tem; and 

20 (3) the methods and means for the protection 

21 and interpretation of the study area by the National 

22 Park Service, other Federal, State, local government 

23 entities, affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, 

24 or private or nonprofit organizations. 


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1 (b) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall conduct the 

2 study authorized by this Act in accordance with section 

3 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

5 on which funds are made available to carry out this sec6 tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Nat7 ural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen9 ate a report containing— 

10 (1) the results of the study; and 

11 (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommenda12 tions of the Secretary. 

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