Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Energy
Why This Matters
This bill transfers about 160 acres of forest land in Tuolumne County, California to Yosemite National Park. It also transfers about 170 acres of park land in the same area to Stanislaus National Forest.
Who this affects
Department of the Interior · Department of Agriculture · Local land users · Holders of existing permits
What changes is this bill making?
1Transfers control of about 160 acres of National Forest System land in Tuolumne County, California to the Secretary of the Interior for management as part of Yosemite National Park
2Transfers control of about 170 acres of National Park System land in Tuolumne County to the Secretary of Agriculture for management as part of Stanislaus National Forest
3Allows the two agencies to agree on minor boundary corrections or survey adjustments, effective when published in the Federal Register
4Requires each agency to identify known hazardous substance sites on the transferred land and notify the receiving agency
5Holds each agency responsible for cleanup of hazardous substances on the land they managed before the transfer
6Preserves existing rights, leases, easements, licenses, and permits and assigns their administration to the new managing agency
