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Establishes the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Historic Jefferson College in Natchez, Mississippi as affiliated areas of the National Park System, with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History managing them while the federal government takes on no property or financial responsibility.
Official title: A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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Senate
Introduced
12-FEB-2026
Referred
12-FEB-2026
Approved by committee
10-JUN-2026
Reported
23-JUL-2026
On the calendar
23-JUL-2026
- Establishes the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez, Mississippi as an affiliated area of the National Park System to promote public appreciation of the Natchez Indians' historic contributions.
- Establishes Historic Jefferson College as an affiliated area once the Secretary of the Interior determines it meets National Park Service criteria for designation.
- Names the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as the management entity and requires the Secretary to sign an agreement with it defining roles and responsibilities.
- Does not authorize the Secretary to acquire property at the sites or to take on financial responsibility for their operation, maintenance, or management.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (12-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 23-JUL-2026).
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