HOUSE 538115th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

Last Action: 5/9/2017

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2017-05-09Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
2017-05-09Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-50.
2017-05-09Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-50.
2017-03-30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-02-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2017-01-31Received in the Senate.
2017-01-30Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-30On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 8 (Roll no. 67). (text: CR H714)
2017-01-30Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 8 (Roll no. 67).(text: CR H714)
2017-01-30Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H720-721)
2017-01-30At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-01-30DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 538.
2017-01-30Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H714-716)
2017-01-30Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-01-13Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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CRS Summary

As of 2017-05-09 (01)

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

(Sec. 3) This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.

The boundary of the park is adjusted to include approximately 2,100 acres.

The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange, but not by condemnation.

Interior shall administer any acquired land as part of the park.

(Sec. 4) Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to :

evaluate the national significance of the study area;
determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; and
consider other alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations.

Cosponsors (1)

Austin Scott (R-GA)

Subjects

Georgia
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

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