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Calendar No. 63 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 538 

[Report No. 115–50] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2017 

Received 

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

MAY 9, 2017 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

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 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed 

3 Boundary Adjustment, numbered 363/125996’’, and 

4 dated January 2016. 

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

6 Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National His7 torical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated 

8 in section 3. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

12 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Ocmulgee National Monu13 ment, established pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 

14 (48 Stat. 958), shall be known and designated as 

15 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

16 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg17 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

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

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

20 Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

21 SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

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

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

24 generally depicted on the map. 


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

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service, the Department of the 

4 Interior. 

5 SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION; NO BUFFER ZONES. 

6 (a) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is author7 ized to acquire land and interests in land within the 

8 boundaries of the Historical Park by donation or exchange 

9 only (and in the case of an exchange, no payment may 

10 be made by the Secretary to any landowner). The Sec11 retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or inter12 est in land within the boundaries of the Historical Park. 

13 No private property or non-Federal public property shall 

14 be included within the boundaries of the newly expanded 

15 portion of the Historical Park under section 4(a) without 

16 the written consent of the owner of such property. 

17 (b) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 

18 establishment of the Historical Park, or the management 

19 of the Historical Park shall be construed to create buffer 

20 zones outside of the Historical Park. That an activity or 

21 use can be seen or heard from within the Historical Park 

22 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out23 side the Historical Park. 


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1 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 The Secretary shall administer any land acquired 

3 under section 5 as part of the Historical Park in accord4 ance with applicable laws and regulations. 

5 SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 

6 STUDY. 

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

8 special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor be9 tween the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, 

10 Georgia, to determine— 

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

12 (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding 

13 lands in the study area to the National Park Sys14 tem; and 

15 (3) the methods and means for the protection 

16 and interpretation of the study area by the National 

17 Park Service, other Federal, State, local government 

18 entities, affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, 

19 or private or nonprofit organizations. 

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

21 study authorized by this Act in accordance with section 

22 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

23 (c) RESULTS OF STUDY.—Not later than 3 years 

24 after the date on which funds are made available to carry 

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1 tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re2 sources of the Senate— 

3 (1) the results of the study; and 

4 (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommenda5 tions of the Secretary. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na8 tional Historical Park Boundary Revision Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

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

12 Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National Histor13 ical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated by 

14 section 3(a)(1). 

15 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti16 tled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed Bound17 ary Adjustment’’, numbered 363/125996, and dated 

18 January 2016. 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 

22 the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of 

23 Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia. 

24 SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

25 (a) REDESIGNATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee National 

2 Monument, established pursuant to the Act of June 

3 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958, chapter 519), shall be known 

4 and designated as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National 

5 Historical Park’’. 

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

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

8 United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument’’ 

9 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ocmulgee 

10 Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

11 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Histor13 ical Park is revised to include approximately 2,100 

14 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map. 

15 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on 

16 file and available for public inspection in the appro17 priate offices of the National Park Service. 

18 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

20 land and interests in land within the boundaries of 

21 the Historical Park by donation, purchase from a 

22 willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or 

23 exchange. 


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1 (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ac2 quire by condemnation any land or interest in land 

3 within the boundaries of the Historical Park. 

4 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 

5 any land acquired under subsection (c) as part of the His6 torical Park in accordance with applicable laws (including 

7 regulations). 

8 SEC. 4. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 

9 STUDY. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe11 cial resource study of the study area. 

12 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub13 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

15 study area; 

16 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

17 designating the study area as a unit of the National 

18 Park System; 

19 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

20 protection, and interpretation of the study area by the 

21 Federal Government, State or local government enti22 ties, or private and nonprofit organizations; 

23 (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 

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1 profit organizations, or any other interested individ2 uals; and 

3 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acqui4 sition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

5 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 

6 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under sub7 section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 

8 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

9 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

10 on which funds are first made available to carry out the 

11 study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 

12 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re14 sources of the Senate a report that describes— 

15 (1) the results of the study; and 

16 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

17 Secretary. 


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Calendar No. 63 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 538 

[Report No. 115–50] 

AN ACT 

To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in 

for other purposes. the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and 

MAY 9, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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