S1674Referred to Committee

Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-05-08
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Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
Republican · KY · Senator
Votes with party: 74.6% (757 recorded votes)

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

2026-07-21

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would adjust the boundaries of Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, likely adding or removing land from the park's protected area. The changes would affect how much land the National Park Service manages at the site and could impact local property owners, the park's operations, and public access to cave systems and surrounding natural areas.

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Public Lands and Natural Resources

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1674 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1674 To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2025 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. Section 11 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 319, chapter 341; 16 U.S.C. 404c-11), is amended-- (1) in the second paragraph, by inserting ``(adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor)'' after ``$350,000''; and (2) by inserting after the second paragraph the following: ``The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the approximately 551.14 acres of land and any interests in land generally depicted as `Proposed Addition' on the map entitled `Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky', numbered 135/177,967, and dated May 2025 for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park.''. <all>
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