A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Land swap near Yosemite affects residents

If enacted, the bill would swap administrative control of two parcels in Tuolumne County, California. About 160 acres of National Forest land would move to Yosemite National Park, and about 170 acres of National Park land would move to Stanislaus National Forest, as shown on the "Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange" map dated February 24, 2022. Existing permits, easements, leases, withdrawals, and similar valid rights would remain valid, and the agency that receives each parcel would administer those authorizations beginning on the date of enactment. Each Secretary would have to identify known hazardous substance sites on the affected land and notify the receiving agency, and each Secretary would remain responsible for cleanup to the same extent as the day before enactment. The Agriculture and Interior Secretaries could jointly make minor map or survey corrections, and any correction would take effect when published in the Federal Register.