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 management plan developed under subsection (b); and collectively be known and designated as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve .

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council, shall develop a general management plan for the preservation and use of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. The general management plan developed under paragraph

(1)shall provide for— the interpretation and preservation of cultural resources of the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve, including burial grounds and other sites that are sacred to the Tribe; and an inventory of important cultural landscapes, including flora, that should be preserved, managed, developed, and maintained because of the cultural, natural, and public use significance of the cultural landscapes, including to the Tribe. The Secretary shall allow hunting on land 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. Nothing in this Act prevents continued consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes pursuant to Executive Order 13175 ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal governments). 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; or the use or establishment of military flight training routes over the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve. The Secretary shall ensure the protection of sacred sites and cultural sites within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve and provide access to the sites by members of Indian Tribes who have ancestral connections to the Ocmulgee River Corridor, in accordance with Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ) ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq. ) and Executive Order 13007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to Indian sacred sites).

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