S. 1277 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2023Mr. 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023. 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 striking the sum of not to exceed in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of the paragraph and inserting such sums as are necessary.; and (2) by inserting after the second paragraph the following: The Secretary of the Interior may acquire approximately 980 acres of the land and any interests in the land generally depicted on the map entitled Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky, numbered 135/177, 967, and dated April 28, 2022, for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park. .