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Calendar No. 618 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4227 

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the 

boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 1, 2024 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. BUTLER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 

to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joshua Tree National 

5 Park Expansion Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

2 Section 402 of the California Desert Protection Act 

3 of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–22) is amended, in the first 

4 sentence, by inserting after ‘‘October 1991 or prior,’’ the 

5 following: ‘‘and including the approximately 17,842 acres 

6 of land depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Joshua 

7 Tree National Park Expansion’ and dated April 29, 

8 2024,’’. 

9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joshua Tree National 

11 Park Expansion Act of 2024’’. 

12 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

13 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 402 of the 

14 California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

15 410aaa–22) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting 

16 after ‘‘October 1991 or prior,’’ the following: ‘‘and including 

17 the approximately 20,149 acres of land generally depicted 

18 on the map entitled ‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed 

19 Boundary Addition’, numbered 156/193,676, and dated 

20 June 2024’’. 

21 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

22 Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in the 

23 amendment made by subsection (a) is transferred from the 

24 Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service. 

25 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

2 Secretary of the Interior may acquire land and inter3 ests in land within the boundary of the Joshua Tree 

4 National Park by— 

5 (A) donation; 

6 (B) purchase from a willing seller; 

7 (C) exchange; or 

8 (D) transfer. 

9 (2) LIMITATION.—Any land or interest land 

10 within the boundary of the Joshua Tree National 

11 Park that is owned by the State of California or a 

12 political subdivision of the State of California may 

13 only be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior by 

14 donation or exchange. 

15 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 

16 Section 1433(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva17 tion, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116– 

18 9; 133 Stat. 700) is amended by striking ‘‘156/149,375’’ 

19 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘156/149,375A’’. 


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Calendar No. 618 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4227 

A BILL 

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 

National Park. 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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