S. 88: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · what a sponsor is
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act 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 2,100 acres of land. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, but not by condemnation. Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the study area, and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s88.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s88 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116