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Union Calendar No. 154 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 504 
[Report No. 119–189, Part I] 
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion 
of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect 
structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
JULY 10, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. SOTO 
JULY 10, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 10, 2025 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize 
the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to 
carry out activities to protect structures within the Osce-
ola Camp from flooding, 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 ‘‘Miccosukee Reserved 
Area Amendments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MICCOSUKEE RESERVED AREA ADDITION. 
Section 4(4) of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act 
(16 U.S.C. 410 note; Public Law 105–313) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL AREA.—In addition to 
the land described in subparagraph (B), the 
term ‘Miccosukee Reserved Area’ or ‘MRA’ in-
cludes the portion of the Park that is known as 
‘Osceola Camp’ and is depicted on the map en-
titled ‘Everglades National Park, Proposed Ex-
pansion–Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola 
Camp’, numbered 160/188443, and dated July 
2023, copies of which shall— 
‘‘(i) be kept available for public in-
spection in the offices of the National Park 
Service; and 
‘‘(ii) be filed with appropriate officers 
of Miami-Dade County and the Tribe.’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF THE OSCEOLA CAMP FROM 
FLOODING. 
Section 8 of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act (16 
U.S.C. 410 note; Public Law 105–313) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PROTECTION OF OSCEOLA CAMP FROM FLOOD-
ING.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Tribe, shall take appropriate actions to protect structures 
within the area described in section 4(4)(C) from flood-
ing.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 154 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 504 
[Report No. 119–189, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to au-
thorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved 
Area and to carry out activities to protect struc-
tures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 10, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 10, 2025 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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