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

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8454 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8454

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2026

Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
        and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 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 SE\1/4\ of sec. 23 and the
        land to the north and west of Road 1S25 within the NW\1/4\SE\1/
        4\NW\1/4\ 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) Hazardous Substances.--
            (1) Notice.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
        of the Interior shall, with respect to the land described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively--
                    (A) identify any known sites containing hazardous
                substances; and
                    (B) provide to the head of the Federal agency to
                which the land is being transferred under subsection
                (a) notice of any site containing hazardous substances,
                as identified under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Cleanup obligations.--To the same extent as on the day
        before the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any
        Federal liability--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall remain
                responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on
                the Federal land described in subsection (a)(1); and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior shall remain
                responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on
                the Federal land described in subsection (a)(2).
    (d) 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.
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