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S 1211 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources General Native American affairs matters Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Illinois Land transfers Missouri Parks, recreation areas, trails Public-private cooperation

Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-475.
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2037)
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act

This bill provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.

The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that any land owned by such states or a political subdivision of one the states may be acquired only by donation.

Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with such states and their political subdivisions, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and individuals to (1) identify, interpret, and restore nationally significant historical or cultural and natural resources related to the life of the Mississippi culture within the park, subject to the condition that such an agreement must provide for reasonable public access; and (2) conduct research related to Mississippian culture.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-475.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2642 Related bill Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1211: Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1211/
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"S. 1211: Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1211/.
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S. 1211, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1211/.
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