119 HR 504 IH: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 504IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 16, 2025Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo 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 purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.

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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 includes the portion of the Park that is known as Osceola Camp and is depicted on the map entitled Everglades National Park, Proposed Expansion–Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp, numbered 160/188443, and dated July 2023, copies of which shall— (i)be kept available for public inspection 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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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 flooding

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 flooding..