Introduced in House — H.R. 3286

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3286

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 8, 2025

Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025.

Sec. 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 inserting (adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) after $350,000; and

(2)

by inserting after the second paragraph the following:

The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the approximately 551.14 acres of land and any interests in land generally depicted as Proposed Addition on the map entitled Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky, numbered 135/177,967 and dated May 2025, for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park.