Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1677
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2013-04-23
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Land transfers

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the approximately 1,575 acres of identified land that is adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California for addition to the Park. </p> <p>Permits an acquisition of such land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange and revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary to administer any acquired land as part of the Park. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1677 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2013 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Honda , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Chu , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Cartwright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to modify the boundary of Yosemite National Park to protect from potential development the scenic and biological value of property adjacent to the Park. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map means the map entitled Yosemite National Park Location Map for Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) Areas . (2) Park The term Park means the Yosemite National Park in the State of California. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 4. Yosemite national park (a) Acquisition of land (1) In general The Secretary may acquire the land or an interest in the land described in subsections (b) and (c) for addition to the Park. (2) Means An acquisition of land under paragraph (1) may be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (b) Description of land The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to the Park, as generally depicted on the map. (c) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Boundary modification The boundary of the Park shall be revised to reflect the acquisition of the land under subsection (a). (e) Administration The Secretary shall administer any land or interest in land acquired under subsection (a)(1) as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.