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Union Calendar No. 338 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 482 
[Report No. 114–442] 
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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
MARCH 2, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COLE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, and Mr. JODY B. 
HICE of Georgia 
MARCH 2, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 22, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State 
of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na-
tional Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed Bound-
ary Adjustment, numbered 363/125996’’, and dated 
January 2016. 
(2) HISTORICAL
PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 
Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National Histor-
ical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated in 
section 3. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Ocmulgee National Monument, 
established pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 
958), shall be known and designated as ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds 
National Historical Park’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument’’, other than in 
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this Act, shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Ocmulgee 
Mounds National Historical Park’’. 
SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Historical 
Park is revised to include approximately 2,100 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service, the Department of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION; NO BUFFER ZONES. 
(a) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries 
of the Historical Park by donation or exchange only (and 
in the case of an exchange, no payment may be made by 
the Secretary to any landowner). The Secretary may not 
acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land with-
in the boundaries of the Historical Park. No private prop-
erty or non-Federal public property shall be included with-
in the boundaries of the Historical Park without the written 
consent of the owner of such property. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the es-
tablishment of the Historical Park, or the management of 
the Historical Park shall be construed to create buffer zones 
outside of the Historical Park. That an activity or use can 
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be seen or heard from within the Historical Park shall not 
preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside the His-
torical Park. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Secretary shall administer any land acquired 
under section 5 as part of the Historical Park in accordance 
with applicable laws and regulations. 
SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe-
cial resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between 
the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, 
to determine— 
(1) the national significance of the study area; 
(2) the suitability and feasibility of adding lands 
in the study area to the National Park System; and 
(3) the methods and means for the protection 
and interpretation of the study area by the National 
Park Service, other Federal, State, local government 
entities, affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, 
or private or nonprofit organizations. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall conduct the study 
authorized by this Act in accordance with section 100507 
of title 54, United States Code. 
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(c) RESULTS OF STUDY.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are made available to carry out 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary. 
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Union Calendar No. 338 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 482 
[Report No. 114–442] 
A BILL 
To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in 
the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and 
for other purposes. 
MARCH 2, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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