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

Sponsor: Tom McClintock (Republican-CA)April 22, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Land swap proposed for Yosemite Park and Stanislaus Forest.

This bill would shift the official borders between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest in California. It would move about 160 acres from the forest to the park and 170 acres from the park to the forest. This aims to help federal agencies manage these areas better for people and nature.

What Would Change

Today, about 160 acres of land are managed by the U.S. Forest Service and about 170 acres by the National Park Service in Tuolumne County, California. If this bill passes, the 160 acres of National Forest land would be managed by the National Park Service as part of Yosemite National Park. The 170 acres of National Park land would be managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of Stanislaus National Forest.

Key Provisions

Transfers about 160 acres of National Forest System land to the National Park Service to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park.
Transfers about 170 acres of National Park System land to the U.S. Forest Service to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest.
Ensures that any current legal rights on the transferred land would remain valid.
Ensures that existing permissions like leases or permits on the transferred land would remain valid, but the new managing agency would take over their administration.
Requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to identify any known hazardous substances on the transferred lands and notify the receiving agency.

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HR 8454 · 119th Congress · April 22, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

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

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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