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S. 1696 114th Congress Senate

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to redesignate the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia, to revise the boundary of that monument, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources GeorgiaGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasLand transfers
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Sep 6, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.
Sep 6, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 114-318.
Jul 13, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 15, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
Jun 25, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 6, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016

(Sec. 3) This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.

(Sec. 4) The bill adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres.

(Sec. 5) The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the historical park by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange.

Interior shall administer any acquired land as part of the historical park.

(Sec. 6) Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine:

  • the national significance of the study area;
  • the suitability and feasibility of adding land in the study area to the National Park System; and
  • the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 482 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1696: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1696/
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