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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. 
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 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled
‘‘Ocmulgee
National
Monument
Proposed 
Boundary Adjustment, numbered 363/125996’’, and 
dated January 2016. 
(2) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 
Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National His-
torical 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
Monu-
ment, 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, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument’’, other than in 
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. 
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(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 author-
ized 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 Sec-
retary may not acquire by condemnation any land or inter-
est in land within the boundaries of the Historical Park. 
No private property or non-Federal public property shall 
be included within the boundaries of the newly expanded 
portion of the Historical Park under section 4(a) without 
the written consent of the owner of such property. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 
establishment 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 be seen or heard from within the Historical Park 
shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out-
side the Historical Park. 
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SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Secretary shall administer any land acquired 
under section 5 as part of the Historical Park in accord-
ance with applicable laws and regulations. 
SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor be-
tween 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 Sys-
tem; 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. 
(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 Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions of the Secretary. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds Na-
tional Historical Park Boundary Revision Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORICAL
PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 
Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National Histor-
ical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated by 
section 3(a)(1). 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed Bound-
ary Adjustment’’, numbered 363/125996, and dated 
January 2016. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 
the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of 
Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia. 
SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee National 
Monument, established pursuant to the Act of June 
14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958, chapter 519), shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National 
Historical Park’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument’’ 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ocmulgee 
Mounds National Historical Park’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Histor-
ical Park is revised to include approximately 2,100 
acres of land, as generally depicted on the map. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. 
(c) LAND ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
land and interests in land within the boundaries of 
the Historical Park by donation, purchase from a 
willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or 
exchange. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ac-
quire by condemnation any land or interest in land 
within the boundaries of the Historical Park. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 
any land acquired under subsection (c) as part of the His-
torical Park in accordance with applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
SEC. 4. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe-
cial resource study of the study area. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (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 the 
Federal Government, State or local government enti-
ties, or private and nonprofit organizations; 
(4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 
State or local governmental entities, private and non-
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profit organizations, or any other interested individ-
uals; and 
(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acqui-
sition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance associated with the alternatives. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 
100507 of title 54, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are first made available to carry out the 
study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study; and 
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
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