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The bill transfers small parcels to park and forest management and improves information and administrative flexibility to aid stewardship and public-health oversight, at the cost of modest federal administrative spending, transitional burdens for rights-holders, potential short-term access disruptions, and possible delays in cleanup liability resolution.
Local residents and park visitors gain about 160 acres transferred to Yosemite National Park, which can improve park protection, visitor access, and resource stewardship.
Local residents, firefighters, and trail users gain about 170 acres transferred to Stanislaus National Forest, enabling unified forest management that can improve wildfire management and trail continuity.
Local governments and nearby residents receive identified notifications of known hazardous-substance sites so the receiving agency has the information needed to address public-health risks during the transition.
Local governments and nearby residents may face delays in environmental cleanup because cleanup liability remains with the original agency, which can slow remediation during jurisdictional changes.
Existing holders of rights-of-way, leases, or permits (e.g., homeowners and local entities) may face new administrative procedures when the receiving agency assumes administration, creating extra paperwork or transitional burdens.
Taxpayers will bear the administrative costs of transferring management and publishing required notices, increasing federal administrative expenses.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Swaps administrative jurisdiction of two adjacent federal parcels in Tuolumne County so one ~160-acre parcel joins Yosemite NP and one ~170-acre parcel joins Stanislaus NF, preserving existing rights and liabilities.
Introduced April 22, 2026 by Tom McClintock · Last progress April 22, 2026
Transfers administrative control of two adjacent federal parcels in Tuolumne County, California: about 160 acres of National Forest System land to the Department of the Interior to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park, and about 170 acres of National Park System land to the Department of Agriculture to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest. The agencies may make minor map or survey corrections by mutual agreement; known hazardous-substance sites must be identified and reported to the receiving agency, but cleanup liabilities remain with the agency that held them before the transfer. Existing rights (easements, leases, permits, etc.) remain valid and are administered by the receiving agency after the transfer.