# 119-s-2881: A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

119-s-2881, A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2881
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**A targeted land exchange between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest.** This bill would transfer about 160 acres of National Forest System land to the National Park Service for Yosemite and about 170 acres of National Park System land to the Forest Service for Stanislaus in Tuolumne County, California. - Yosemite managers would take on about 160 acres, moving that land under National Park rules and changing who manages access and protections. - Stanislaus managers would gain about 170 acres, bringing that land under National Forest rules and altering management and permitted uses. - Holders of rights, easements, leases, licenses, and permits would keep their existing terms, but the agency receiving the land would administer those interests under applicable law. - Environmental cleanup responsibility stays with the agency that formerly managed each parcel, and the bill requires identifying known hazardous sites and sharing notices with the receiving manager. - Agencies could make minor boundary or survey corrections by mutual agreement, with those changes taking effect when published in the Federal Register.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Change land management near Yosemite: mixed, low. This bill would swap which agency runs two nearby parcels shown on the Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange map dated February 24, 2022. About 160 acres of National Forest land would move to the Interior Secretary to be managed under National Park rules for Yosemite. About 170 acres of National Park la…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2881 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2881)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2881 (as of 2026-09-27).