[House Report 114-442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress  }                                      { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session     }                                      { 114-442

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 OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION ACT OF 2016

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 March 2, 2016.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 482]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 482) to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument 
in the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other 
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do 
pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical 
Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

  (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''.
  (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''.

SEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  (a) In General.--The boundary of the Historical Park is revised to 
include approximately 2,100 acres, as generally depicted on the map.
  (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.

SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION; NO BUFFER ZONES.

  (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 
Historical Park without the written consent of the owner of such 
property.
  (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.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

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

SEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

  (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--
          (1) the national significance of the study area;
          (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding lands in the 
        study area to the National Park System; and
          (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.
  (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct the study authorized by 
this Act in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code.
  (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--
          (1) the results of the study; and
          (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 482 is to redesignate Ocmulgee National 
Monument in the State of Georgia and revise its boundaries.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    The Ocmulgee National Monument was originally authorized in 
1934 to protect ``lands commonly known as the `Old Ocmulgee 
Fields,' upon which certain Indian mounds of great historical 
importance are located.'' (16 U.S.C. 447a, Act of June 14, 
1934, 48 Stat. 958). The monument's enabling legislation 
authorized acquisition of land for Ocmulgee National Monument 
by public or private donation only. Although the enabling 
legislation stated that the Old Ocmulgee Fields were comprised 
of ``approximately two thousand acres,'' local residents living 
during the Great Depression could only raise enough funds to 
procure 678 acres by the time the monument was created by 
Presidential proclamation in 1936 (Presidential Proc. No. 2212, 
Dec. 23, 1936, 50 Stat. 1798). At present, the Ocmulgee 
National Monument consists of 702 acres.
    In January 2014, the National Park Service published the 
findings of a boundary study and environmental assessment that 
examined the appropriateness of expanding the boundary of 
Ocmulgee National Monument. The National Park Service's 
preferred alternative would authorize acquisition of land 
within the study area by willing donors and sellers up to 
approximately 2,100 acres, thus expanding the monument to 
approximately 2,800 acres. The Archeological Conservancy wishes 
to donate approximately 300 of the 2,100 acres studied by the 
National Park Service.
    The legislation also redesignates the National Monument as 
the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.
    Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) introduced a 
nearly identical version of this legislation in the 113th 
Congress as H.R. 4991, and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) 
introduced a Senate companion as S. 2580. Senator Isakson is 
sponsoring the Senate companion as S. 1696 this Congress.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 482 was introduced on January 22, 2015, by Congressman 
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA). The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 2, 2016, the Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 
was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Tom McClintock 
(R-CA) offered an amendment designated #1. The amendment was 
adopted by unanimous consent. No other amendments were offered, 
and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent on February 3, 
2016.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

H.R. 482--Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision 
        Act of 2016

    H.R. 482 would redesignate the Ocmulgee National Monument 
in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, 
authorize the expansion of the newly designated park's 
boundaries, and authorize a special resource study of the 
Ocmulgee River corridor.
    The National Park Service would be permitted to expand the 
monument boundary only through a donation or exchange of land. 
Based on information from the National Park Service about the 
cost of developing the resource study, CB0 estimates that 
implementing the legislation would have an insignificant cost; 
such spending would depend on the availability of appropriated 
funds.
    Because enacting H.R. 482 would not affect direct spending 
or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO 
estimates that enacting H.R. 482 would not increase net direct 
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
    H.R. 482 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CB0 staff contact for this estimate is Mann Burnett. 
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required 
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget 
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. The Congressional 
Budget Office concludes that ``implementing the legislation 
would have an insignificant cost; such spending would depend on 
the availability of appropriated funds.''
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to redesignate Ocmulgee National 
Monument in the State of Georgia and revise its boundaries.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                       COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

    Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that 
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any 
specific rule-making proceedings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would not amend any existing law.

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