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119-s-673119th CongressWALLET

Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

In Committee

Summary

Expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include the Osceola Camp portion of Everglades National Park. It also requires the Secretary, working with the Tribe, to carry out actions to protect structures in that area from flooding within two years.

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  • Miccosukee Tribe and Osceola Camp residents: Osceola Camp is formally added to the Miccosukee Reserved Area with a specific map reference. This gives the Tribe and camp a clear, mapped federal designation.
  • National Park Service and local governments: A map titled “Everglades National Park, Proposed Expansion-Miccosukee Reserved Area, Osceola Camp,” numbered 160/188443 and dated July 2023, must be publicly accessible in National Park Service offices and filed with Miami-Dade County and the Miccosukee Tribe.
  • Federal agency action: The Secretary must, in consultation with the Tribe, undertake appropriate measures to protect structures in the newly included area from flooding within two years of enactment.

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Add Osceola Camp and protect homes

If enacted, the bill would add Osceola Camp in Everglades National Park to the Miccosukee Reserved Area. A July 2023 map (no. 160/188443) would define the added land. Copies of that map would be kept in Park Service offices and filed with Miami‑Dade County and the Miccosukee Tribe. The Interior Secretary, in consultation with the Tribe, would have to protect buildings in Osceola Camp from flooding. Those actions would have to be completed within two years of enactment. The bill does not specify funding for the work.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/25/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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