US Congress Senate Bill 1696 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-06 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. (Sec. 4) The bill adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. (Sec. 5) The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the historical park by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange. Interior shall administer any acquired land as part of the historical park. (Sec. 6) Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: the national significance of the study area; the suitability and feasibility of adding land in the study area to the National Park System; and the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-06	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.
2016-09-06	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 114-318.
2016-07-13	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2016-06-15	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
2015-06-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB482 (Related) 2016-06-15 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1696/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1696/BILLS-114s1696is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1696/BILLS-114s1696rs.pdf