,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,wicker7 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     
,national ,park ,system1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,establishment of the    
,grand ,village of the ,natchez ,indians
 and ,jefferson ,college as affiliated  
areas of the ,national ,park ,system    
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,affiliated area ,the term affiliated   
area means-- 7,a7 the ,grand ,village of
 the ,natchez ,indians in ,natchez1     
,mississippi1 established as an         
affiliated area of the ,national ,park  
,system by subsection 7b77#a72 and  7,b7
 ,historic ,jefferson ,college in       
,natchez1 ,mississippi1 established as  

an affiliated area of the ,national     
,park ,system under subsection 7b77#b74 
7#b7 ,management entity ,the term       
management entity means the management  
entity for the affiliated areas         
designated by subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,map
 ,the term ,map means the map entitled  
,affiliated ,areas1 ,adams ,county1     
,mississippi ,proposed ,boundaries1     
numbered #ifd_/aid1fec1 and dated       
,august #bjbd4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7b7 ,establishment  7#a7
 ,grand village of the natchez indians  
,to promote public appreciation of the  
significant historic contributions of   
the ,natchez ,indians1 the ,grand       
,village of the ,natchez ,indians in    
,natchez1 ,mississippi1 as generally    
depicted on the ,map1 is established as 
an affiliated area of the ,national     
,park ,system4  7#b7 ,historic jefferson
 college ,on the date on which the      
,secretary determines that ,historic    
,jefferson ,college in ,natchez1        

,mississippi1 as generally depicted on  
the ,map1 meets ,national ,park ,service
 criteria for designation as an         
affiliated area1 ,historic ,jefferson   
,college1 shall be established as an    
affiliated area of the ,national ,park  
,system4  7#c7 ,map  7,a7 ,in general   
,as soon as practicable after the       
establishment of an affiliated area in  
accordance with this section1 the       
,secretary shall prepare a map depicting
 the boundaries of the applicable       
affiliated area4  7,b7 ,availability    
,the map prepared under subparagraph    
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 a manner      
consistent with-- 7#a7 this section2 and
  7#b7 the laws 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 ,agreements ,the 
,secretary-- 7#a7 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 areas2   
and  7#b7 shall enter into an agreement 
with the management entity that         
delineates the roles and                
responsibilities for the management of  
the affiliated areas consistent with the
 policies and standards that apply to   
units of the ,national ,park ,system4   
7f7 ,limited role of the secretary      
,nothing in this section 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