Contact Congress about H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

Adds Osceola Camp (in Everglades National Park) to the Miccosukee Reserved Area based on an official July 2023 map. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, after consulting the Miccosukee Tribe, to protect Osceola Camp structures from flooding within two years.

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Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Latest action on H.R. 504: The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Who this affects: This affects the Miccosukee Tribe and anyone living in, working in, or relying on Osceola Camp, because the law would formally place that area inside the Miccosukee Reserved Area and require flood-protection work on site. It also affects federal and local offices that must keep and file the official map and the Department of the Interior officials responsible for planning and delivering flood-protection actions in a national-park setting.

Why this matters: The bill matters because it changes the legal boundaries and status of land inside Everglades National Park by adding Osceola Camp to the Miccosukee Reserved Area. It also sets a firm federal requirement to reduce flood damage to structures at Osceola Camp within two years, with planning done in consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe. The bill does not describe the specific flood-control approach or its cost, so the real-world environmental and budget effects are not clear from the text alone.

Key provisions in H.R. 504

• Adds Osceola Camp (inside Everglades National Park) to the area the law calls the “Miccosukee Reserved Area.”
• Uses one specific official map—“Everglades National Park, Proposed Expansion-Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp,” dated July 2023—to legally define the expanded boundary.
• Makes National Park Service offices keep copies of that map available for the public to view.
• Requires the map to be officially filed both with Miami-Dade County officials and with the Miccosukee Tribe.
• Orders the Secretary of the Interior to take steps to protect buildings and other structures at Osceola Camp from flooding.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 504

What is H.R. 504?

Adds Osceola Camp (in Everglades National Park) to the Miccosukee Reserved Area based on an official July 2023 map. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, after consulting the Miccosukee Tribe, to protect Osceola Camp structures from flooding within two years.

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