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To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
This bill exchanges two parcels of federal land in Tuolumne County, California, moving approximately 160 acres of the Stanislaus National Forest into Yosemite National Park and about 170 acres of Yosemite into the national forest. Existing rights-of-way, leases, and permits remain valid, but they will now be administered under the rules of the agency taking over the land. Each department also remains legally responsible for cleaning up any preexisting hazardous waste on the land it gives up.
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Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Department of the InteriorGains administrative jurisdiction over approximately 160 acres of land in Tuolumne County, California, to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park.
- Department of Agriculture / U.S. Forest ServiceGains administrative jurisdiction over approximately 170 acres of land in Tuolumne County, California, to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest.
- Holders of existing permits, leases, and easements on transferred landsExplicitly retain the validity, terms, and conditions of their existing rights, leases, permits, easements, or rights-of-way on the transferred lands, which will continue under the administration of the receiving agency.
Who it burdens
- Department of the InteriorRetains legal liability and cleanup responsibility for hazardous waste on the 170 acres transferred to the Department of Agriculture, and takes on duties to identify hazardous sites and administer existing permits/easements on the newly acquired 160 acres.
- Department of Agriculture / U.S. Forest ServiceRetains legal liability and cleanup responsibility for hazardous waste on the 160 acres transferred to the Department of the Interior, and takes on duties to identify hazardous sites and administer existing permits/easements on the newly acquired 170 acres.