United StatesInterior secretary must transfer Vicksburg park land to Mississippi
The Interior secretary must give Mississippi two pieces of Vicksburg park land at no cost, for uses that help people reach and enjoy the park.
What it does
The Interior secretary must give Mississippi two pieces of Vicksburg park land totaling about 7.43 acres at no cost, for uses that help park visitors.
Mississippi must use the land to improve park access and visits in ways the Interior secretary finds consistent with the park’s mission and that do not harm park resources or visitors’ experience. The secretary may also add use limits.
When the two parcels are transferred to Mississippi, the Interior secretary must change Vicksburg National Military Park’s boundary to leave those parcels out.
Argument forGiving Mississippi the land for park access could make it easier for visitors to reach Vicksburg National Military Park.
Argument againstMississippi may have fewer options for the land because it must support park visits and the Interior secretary may add restrictions.
More detail
The Interior secretary must give the two federal parcels to Mississippi at no cost. The parcels are about 1.69 and 5.74 acres inside Vicksburg National Military Park. Mississippi must use the land under the park access and visitor protection rules in this law.
Mississippi must use the land to improve park access and visitors’ experience. These rules cover both parcels transferred to Mississippi. The Interior secretary decides whether uses fit the park’s mission or harm its resources or visitors’ experience. The secretary may set other use limits.
The Interior secretary must change the park boundary to exclude the transferred parcels. The boundary change applies only to the two parcels given to Mississippi. The secretary must change the boundary when the parcels are transferred.
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History
- 2026
- Oct 20Signed by President.Became Law
- Oct 20Became Public Law No: 119-132.Minor
- Oct 14Presented to President.To President
- Sep 24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 22Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4882)Passed Senate
- Mar 17Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Mar 16Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 16Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2509-2510)
- Mar 16DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4467.
- Mar 16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2509)Passed House
- Mar 16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 14Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-452.
- Jan 14Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
- 2025
- Nov 20Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Nov 20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 20Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 18Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 11Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 16Introduced in House
- Jul 16Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced
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