,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjbc,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
establish the ,grand ,village of the    
,natchez ,indians and ,jefferson        
,college as affiliated areas of the     
,natchez ,historical ,park1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,grand ,village
 of the ,natchez ,indians and ,jefferson
 ,college ,affiliated ,areas            
,establishment ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,affiliated area    
,the term affiliated area means an      
affiliated area of the ,park established
 by section #c7;a77#a74  7#b7           
,management entity ,the term management 
entity means the management entity for  
the affiliated areas designated by      
section #c7;d74  7#c7 ,park ,the term   
,park means the ,natchez ,national      

,historical ,park4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 the ,interior4  #c4 ,establishment of  
affiliated areas  7a7 ,establishment    
7#a7 ,in general ,on a determination by 
the ,secretary that the sites described 
in paragraph 7#b7 meet the criteria for 
designation as an affiliated area1 the  
sites are established as affiliated     
areas of the ,park to preserve1 protect1
 and interpret for the benefit of       
present and future generations resources
 associated with the sites4  7#b7       
,description of sites ,the sites        
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are-- 7,a7
 the ,grand ,village of the ,natchez    
,indians1 which is a ,national ,historic
 ,landmark and is listed on the         
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places2 and  7,b7 ,jefferson ,college1 
which is listed on the ,national        
,register of ,historic ,places4  7b7    
,map  7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as      
practicable after the date of           
establishment of the affiliated areas1  

the ,secretary shall prepare a map      
depicting the boundaries of the         
affiliated areas4  7#b7 ,availability   
,the map prepared under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be on file and available for      
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,national ,park ,service4
  7c7 ,administration ,the affiliated   
areas shall be managed in accordance    
with-- 7#a7 this ,act2 and  7#b7 any law
 generally applicable to units of the   
,national ,park ,system4  7d7           
,management entity ,the ,mississippi    
,department of ,archives and ,history   
shall be the management entity for the  
affiliated areas4  7e7 ,cooperative     
agreements ,the ,secretary may provide  
technical assistance to1 and enter into 
cooperative agreements with1 the        
management entity for the purpose of    
providing financial assistance for the  
marketing1 marking1 interpretation1 and 
preservation of the affiliated areas4   
7f7 ,limited role of the secretary      
,nothing in this ,act authorizes the    

,secretary-- 7#a7 to acquire property at
 the affiliated areas2 or  7#b7 to      
assume financial responsibility for the 
operation1 maintenance1 or management of
 the affiliated areas4  7g7 ,management 
plan  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 
in consultation with the management     
entity1 shall develop a general         
management plan for the affiliated areas
 in accordance with section #ajjejb of  
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,submission ,not later than #c years    
after the date of establishment of the  
affiliated areas1 the ,secretary shall  
submit the management plan developed    
under paragraph 7#a7 to-- 7,a7 the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the
 ,committee on ,natural ,resources of   
the ,house of ,representatives4