HR8259-118

Introduced

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.

118th Congress Introduced May 6, 2024

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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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment.

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 HCD79280049E5444F9BA264B9DD84B276: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2024.
  • Section H2096338CC76D4BA1861DAA8A96014A39: 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,...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 6, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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