Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The bill amends Section 11 of the Mammoth Cave National Park Act to authorize a boundary modification. It inserts an inflation‑adjusted $350,000 figure into that section and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire roughly 551.14 acres (and interests in land) shown on a May 2025 map for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park.
Left emphasizes conservation and public access benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that amends an existing park statute to authorize inclusion of a specific parcel into Mammoth Cave National Park.
The bill amends Section 11 of the Mammoth Cave National Park Act to authorize a boundary modification.
It inserts an inflation‑adjusted $350,000 figure into that section and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire roughly 551.14 acres (and interests in land) shown on a May 2025 map for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park.
Content is narrow, low cost, and administratively straightforward—typical of public‑lands bills that often become law, though dependent on committee and floor scheduling.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that amends an existing park statute to authorize inclusion of a specific parcel into Mammoth Cave National Park. It names the implementing official and references a specific map and acreage, but it provides minimal explanatory, procedural, fiscal, and oversight detail.
Left emphasizes conservation and public access benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes conservation and public access benefits
Likely broadly supportive: expansion protects habitat, cave resources, and public lands.
Sees park addition as conservation and recreation gain, with modest federal cost.
Generally favorable if costs, acquisition methods, and local impacts are transparent.
Sees conservation and economic benefits but wants fiscal and procedural safeguards.
Skeptical of further federal land expansion and taxpayer costs.
Concerned about property rights, federal overreach, and precedent for additional acquisitions.
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Content is narrow, low cost, and administratively straightforward—typical of public‑lands bills that often become law, though dependent on committee and floor scheduling.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes conservation and public access benefits
Content is narrow, low cost, and administratively straightforward—typical of public‑lands bills that often become law, though dependent on…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that amends an existing park statute to authorize inclusion of a specific parcel into Mammoth Cave National Park. It na…
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