To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative McClintock
Introduced
Summary
A land-jurisdiction swap between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest would transfer about 160 acres of National Forest System land to the Department of the Interior for management as part of Yosemite and about 170 acres of National Park System land to the Department of Agriculture for management as part of Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California. The bill would allow minor boundary corrections by mutual agreement, effective upon publication in the Federal Register. Each agency would identify known hazardous substance sites on the transferred lands and notify the receiving agency, while cleanup responsibility would remain with the original agency for each parcel. The receiving agency would administer existing rights, easements, permits, leases, and other authorizations upon enactment.
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Existing permits and rights kept
If enacted, nothing in the section would cancel valid existing withdrawals, rights-of-way, easements, leases, licenses, or permits on the transferred land. Beginning on the date of enactment, the agency that receives administrative jurisdiction would be responsible for administering those interests under applicable law. Holders of existing authorizations would keep their current validity and terms.
Hazardous site notice and cleanup
If enacted, the Secretaries would have to identify known sites with hazardous substances on the lands being transferred and notify the head of the receiving agency. The bill would keep cleanup liability with the original agency: Agriculture would remain responsible for cleanup on the Forest land and Interior would remain responsible for cleanup on the Park land, to the same extent as the day before enactment.
Land swap: Yosemite and Stanislaus
If enacted, the bill would swap two nearby federal parcels in Tuolumne County, California. About 160 acres of National Forest land would move to the Department of the Interior and be managed as part of Yosemite National Park. About 170 acres of National Park land would move to the Department of Agriculture and be managed as part of the Stanislaus National Forest. The exchange is shown on the map "Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange" dated February 24, 2022.
Secretaries can adjust transferred boundaries
If enacted, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior could agree to make minor corrections or adjustments to the lands transferred. Corrections may include fixes to surveys or small boundary changes to help manage the land. Any correction would take effect when a notice is published in the Federal Register.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McClintock
CA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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