YourVoice.Now Summary
Two Natchez, Mississippi historic sites would join the National Park System while staying under state management.
The details
Two historic sites in Natchez, Mississippi would join the National Park System as affiliated areas. The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians would be designated right away, recognizing the Natchez people's history. Historic Jefferson College would follow once the Interior Secretary finds it meets Park Service criteria. Affiliated areas are not full park units. They stay under local ownership and management, with the Park Service lending its name and expertise. Here the Mississippi Department of Archives and History would manage both sites. Interior could provide technical help and enter cooperative agreements covering marketing, interpretation, and preservation. The bill bars the Secretary from buying property at either site or taking on their operating costs.
Congressional Summary
This bill establishes the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The bill also establishes Historic Jefferson College in Natchez, Mississippi, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, subject to the Department of the Interior's determination that the site meets established criteria for affiliated areas.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-02-12
- Date Added
- 2026-04-27
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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