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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. GIMENEZ:H.R. 5537.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution statingthat Congress has the authority to ``make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by theConsitution''The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize theexpansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry outactivities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp fromflooding, and for other purposes.[Page H4382]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include a portion of Everglades National Park in Florida that is known as Osceola Camp. The Department of the Interior, in consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, must take appropriate actions to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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