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This bill exchanges administrative jurisdiction over specified parcels of federal land between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest in California.
By way of background, cattle are grazing on the land currently managed by the National Park Service. However, grazing on federal lands primarily occurs on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service. The transfer would allow the land with cattle grazing to be managed by the Forest Service, which has a multiple-use management plan that is consistent with grazing.
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1. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California
(a) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction -
(1) National forest system land - Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 160 acres of National Forest System land more particularly described as T.1 S., R.19 E., sec. 24, SE1/4NE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4, and SE1/4SE1/4, Mount Diablo Meridian, Tuolumne County, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange" and dated February 24, 2022, is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park, in accordance with laws applicable to the National Park System.
(2) National park system land - Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 170 acres of National Park System land more particularly described as the SE1/4 of sec. 23 and the land to the north and west of Road 1S25 within the NW1/4SE1/4NW1/4 of sec. 24, T.1 S., R. 19 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Tuolumne County, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange" and dated February 24, 2022, is transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest in accordance with laws applicable to the National Forest System.
(b) Corrections -
(1) Minor adjustments - The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may, by mutual agreement, make minor corrections and adjustments to the Federal land transferred under subsection (a) to facilitate land management, including making a correction or adjustment to any applicable survey.
(2) Publications - Any correction or adjustment made under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of publication of a notice of the correction or adjustment in the Federal Register.
(c) Effect on existing rights and authorizations - Nothing in this section affects—
(1) any valid existing rights; or
(2) the validity or terms and conditions of any existing withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on the land to which administrative jurisdiction is transferred under this section, except that beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the head of the agency to which administrative jurisdiction over the land is transferred shall be responsible for administering the interests or authorizations in accordance with applicable law.
August 27, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed