118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2783
AN ACT
To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
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Miccosukee Reserved Area Addition
Section 4(4) of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410 note; Public Law 105–313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Additional area
In addition to the land described in subparagraph (B), the term Miccosukee Reserved Area
or MRA
includes the portion of the Park that is known as Osceola Camp
and is depicted on the map entitled Everglades National Park, Proposed Expansion–Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp
, numbered 160/188443, and dated July 2023, copies of which shall—
be kept available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service; and
be filed with appropriate officers of Miami-Dade County and the Tribe.
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Protection of the Osceola Camp from flooding
Section 8 of the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410 note; Public Law 105–313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Protection of Osceola Camp from flooding
In general
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Tribe, shall take appropriate actions to protect structures within the area described in section 4(4)(C) from flooding.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, but not more than a total $14,000,000.
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Passed the Senate December 12, 2024.
Secretary