Sec. 4. Administration of Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve
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The Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve shall— be administered as a single unit of the National Park System in accordance with— this section; the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code; and any co-management agreement entered into under subsection (b); and collectively be known and designated as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve .
Not later than 1 year after the date of receipt of the recommendations of the Advisory Council under section 5(b)(2), the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Tribe to provide for the co-management of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve by the Secretary and the Tribe. The Secretary shall allow hunting on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary within the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws.
The Secretary shall allow fishing on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary within the boundaries of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws. The Secretary may designate zones in which, and establish periods during which, no hunting, fishing, or both, shall be allowed for reasons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or emergencies. The Secretary shall ensure any regulations prescribing such restrictions under this subsection shall be put into effect only after consultation with the State.
Nothing in this subsection prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on private land in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws. Nothing in this Act is intended to affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife. The Secretary shall establish policies to provide a preference for hiring members of the Tribe for positions at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve, consistent with the Indian preference policy established by the Secretary of the Interior under section 12 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) (48 Stat. 986, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5116 ).
Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this Act affects the continued administration of the Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Director of the National Park Service shall consult with the Tribe to provide cultural programs and related activities with respect to the Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with the consent of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary and in accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued use of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve by members of the Tribe for— traditional ceremonies; and hunting, fishing, and trapping. Nothing in this Act precludes— low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; the designation of new units of special use airspace over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; the use or establishment of military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; access to electronic tracking and communications sites associated with special use airspace or military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; ground access to respond to emergency or accident locations relating to special use airspace or military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve; continued use of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve by tactical ground parties or the maintenance of existing associated ground instrumentation, in accordance with any applicable interagency agreements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; or the Secretary of Defense from entering into new or renewed agreements with the Secretary relating to the use by military aircraft of airspace over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve or the maintenance of associated ground instrumentation or tactical ground parties— that will not interfere with the management of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve for the purposes for which the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve was established; and in accordance with applicable laws.
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