Ocmulgee Mounds would become a national park, with a new preserve around it. Land could be added only through willing sellers, gifts, or swaps. The bill also protects tribal sacred sites, keeps hunting and fishing rules, and puts 126 tribal-owned acres into federal trust.
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act is a Senate bill committee Action. The latest recorded action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Latest action on S. 1131: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, tribes with ancestral ties to the Ocmulgee River Corridor, nearby landowners, hunters, anglers, and people who manage public lands in Georgia. The Tribe would get hiring preference where current law allows it, more formal access to sacred places, and trust status for about 126 acres it already owns. Landowners could choose to sell, donate, or swap land, but the federal government could not force a sale. Hunters, anglers, state wildlife officials, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and military aviation users would all keep defined roles under the bill.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would change how a major cultural and natural area in Georgia is protected, managed, and opened to the public. It could give the area stronger long-term care as a national park and preserve. It also gives tribes, especially the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, a clearer role in protecting sacred places and explaining the area's history. At the same time, it tries to keep local landowner rights, hunting and fishing access, state wildlife authority, and military training flights in place.
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Officially: Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
Ocmulgee Mounds would become a national park, with a new preserve around it. Land could be added only through willing sellers, gifts, or swaps. The bill also protects tribal sacred sites, keeps hunting and fishing rules, and puts 126 tribal-owned acres into federal trust.
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Sitting in Energy and Natural Resources
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Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Under Senate committee consideration
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (3/25/2025)
Senate Floor Vote
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House Review
Sent to House for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
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