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[H.R. 538 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 63
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 538

                          [Report No. 115-50]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2017

                                Received

                            February 1, 2017

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

                              May 9, 2017

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and 
              revise its boundary, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National 
Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment, 
        numbered 363/125996'', and dated January 2016.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Historical park.--The term ``Historical Park'' 
        means the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in the State 
        of Georgia, as redesignated in section 3.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Redesignation.--Ocmulgee National Monument, 
established pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958), shall 
be known and designated as ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical 
Park''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to ``Ocmulgee 
National Monument'', other than in this Act, shall be deemed to be a 
reference to ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The boundary of the Historical Park is 
revised to include approximately 2,100 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service, the Department of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION; NO BUFFER ZONES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to 
acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries of the 
Historical Park by donation or exchange only (and in the case of an 
exchange, no payment may be made by the Secretary to any landowner). 
The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in 
land within the boundaries of the Historical Park. No private property 
or non-Federal public property shall be included within the boundaries 
of the newly expanded portion of the Historical Park under section 4(a) 
without the written consent of the owner of such property.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) No Buffer Zones.--Nothing in this Act, the 
establishment of the Historical Park, or the management of the 
Historical Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of 
the Historical Park. That an activity or use can be seen or heard from 
within the Historical Park shall not preclude the conduct of that 
activity or use outside the Historical Park.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary shall administer any land acquired under 
section 5 as part of the Historical Park in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE 
              STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special 
resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of 
Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the national significance of the study 
        area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding 
        lands in the study area to the National Park System; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the methods and means for the protection and 
        interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, 
        other Federal, State, local government entities, affiliated 
        federally recognized Indian tribes, or private or nonprofit 
        organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct the study 
authorized by this Act in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, 
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Results of Study.--Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the results of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
        of the Secretary.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical 
Park Boundary Revision Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``Historical Park'' means 
        the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in the State of 
        Georgia, as redesignated by section 3(a)(1).
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment'', 
        numbered 363/125996, and dated January 2016.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the Ocmulgee 
        River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and 
        Hawkinsville, Georgia.

SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--The Ocmulgee National Monument, 
        established pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958, 
        chapter 519), shall be known and designated as the ``Ocmulgee 
        Mounds National Historical Park''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ``Ocmulgee National Monument'' shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park''.
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the Historical Park is 
        revised to include approximately 2,100 acres of land, as 
        generally depicted on the map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
    (c) Land Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land and 
        interests in land within the boundaries of the Historical Park 
        by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
        appropriated funds, or exchange.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not acquire by 
        condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries 
        of the Historical Park.
    (d) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer any land 
acquired under subsection (c) as part of the Historical Park in 
accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).

SEC. 4. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
study of the study area.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the study area as a unit of the National Park 
        System;
            (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal 
        Government, State or local government entities, or private and 
        nonprofit organizations;
            (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or 
        local governmental entities, private and nonprofit 
        organizations, or any other interested individuals; and
            (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
                                                        Calendar No. 63

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 538

                          [Report No. 115-50]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and 
              revise its boundary, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 9, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment