Federal administrative jurisdiction over two parcels of land near Yosemite is being swapped between federal agencies in Tuolumne County, California. About 160 acres currently managed as Stanislaus National Forest will transfer to the National Park Service to become part of Yosemite National Park. About 170 acres currently within Yosemite will transfer to the U.S. Forest Service to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest. Existing permits, easements, and rights on each parcel remain valid; the new managing agency simply takes over administering them. Cleanup responsibility for any hazardous substances stays with the original managing agency regardless of the transfer.
Congressional Summary
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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-22
- Date Added
- 2026-06-08
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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