Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 113-hr-5397
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2014-08-01
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Fires

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Property rights
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California to be added to the Park. Permits such land to be acquired only by donation and only after the Secretary has disposed of, by public auction, approximately 1,575 acres of federal land under the Secretary's administration.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary: (1) to administer such land as part of the Park; (2) not to prohibit recreational activities otherwise permitted within the Park upon this Act's enactment; and (3) within one year after acquiring such lands, to comply with a hazardous fuels reduction plan developed for such lands. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2014 Mr. McClintock (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah ) 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 Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Additional land The term additional land means the approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to the Park, as generally depicted on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Yosemite National Park Location Map for Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) Areas . (3) Park The term Park means the Yosemite National Park in the State of California. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Yosemite National Park additional lands (a) Acquisition of land The Secretary may acquire, by donation only, the additional land or an interest in the additional land to be added to the Park. (b) Disposal of equal land The additional land may be acquired only after the Secretary has disposed of, by public auction, approximately 1,575 acres of Federal land under the administration of the Secretary. (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 the additional land or interest in the additional land acquired under this section as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park, except that the Secretary shall— (1) not prohibit recreational activities otherwise permitted within Yosemite National Park on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) beginning not later than 1 year after acquiring the additional lands, comply with a hazardous fuels reduction plan developed by the Secretary for the additional lands. (f) No Use of Condemnation As specified in subsection (a), the Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (g) No Buffer Zone Created Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of the additional land or an interest in the additional land, or the application of the management plan for the Park to the acquired additional land shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from the acquired additional land shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park. (h) Written Consent of the Owner As specified in subsection (a), which authorizes the acquisition of the additional land by donation only, no non-Federal property may be included in the Park without the written consent of the owner.