To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9E111D685B6C422F871B9937F11E8E16: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act.
- Section HCEAE6213E336448BB9D95674CDF7A36B: 2. Expansion of Joshua Tree National Park Section 402 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–22) is amended, in the first sentence,...
- Section HD772A18628ED4863B2A1D7D54122DC20: 3. Technical correction Section 1433(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 700) is amended...
- Section HCDFF72AC84B84FA8A3FEC2F65D31D4ED: 4. Redesignation of the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center The Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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