This bill redesignates the existing Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia as "Ocmulgee Mounds National Park" and establishes a new adjacent National Preserve, both to be managed together as a single unit of the National Park System. The Secretary of the Interior can acquire land within the designated areas from willing sellers through purchase, donation, or exchange, but cannot use eminent domain. The legislation directs the National Park Service to develop a comprehensive management plan within three years that prioritizes preserving cultural resources and sacred sites important to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, allows hunting and fishing in accordance with state and federal law, and establishes a seven-member advisory council with three representatives from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to guide management decisions. Additionally, approximately 126 acres of tribally-owned land will be placed into federal trust for the tribe's benefit. The bill authorizes necessary appropriations but does not specify a funding amount, and it maintains the existing operations of the adjacent Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge while allowing the National Park Service to coordinate cultural programs there with tribal consent.
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