S2881-119

What This Bill Does

The bill carries out an Ackerson Meadow land-management exchange in Tuolumne County, California. It transfers roughly 160 acres of National Forest System land to the Secretary of the Interior for Yosemite National Park management and roughly 170 acres of National Park System land to the Secretary of Agriculture for Stanislaus National Forest management. The Secretaries may make minor corrections by mutual agreement, must identify known hazardous-substance sites and notify the receiving agency, remain responsible for cleanup liabilities from before the transfer, and preserve valid existing rights, withdrawals, rights-of-way, easements, leases, licenses, and permits while assigning administration to the receiving agency.

Who Benefits and How

Yosemite National Park managers benefit by receiving administrative jurisdiction over land to be managed as part of the National Park System. Stanislaus National Forest managers benefit by receiving administrative jurisdiction over land to be managed as part of the National Forest System. Ackerson Meadow visitors benefit from clearer park and forest management boundaries. Conservation planners benefit from authority to align administrative jurisdiction with the lands' intended park or forest management.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Secretary of Agriculture must transfer land, identify hazardous-substance sites, notify Interior, and remain responsible for pre-transfer cleanup liability on the outgoing parcel. The Secretary of the Interior must transfer land, identify hazardous-substance sites, notify Agriculture, and remain responsible for pre-transfer cleanup liability on the outgoing parcel. Forest Service realty staff must update land status, surveys, and authorizations for the transferred parcels. National Park Service land managers must administer valid existing rights and authorizations on the land received by Interior.

Key Provisions

• Transfers approximately 160 acres of National Forest System land in Tuolumne County to Interior for Yosemite National Park management.
• Transfers approximately 170 acres of National Park System land to Agriculture for Stanislaus National Forest management.
• Authorizes mutual minor corrections and survey adjustments by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.
• Requires identification and notice of known hazardous-substance sites before transfer.
• Preserves pre-transfer cleanup liability, valid existing rights, withdrawals, rights-of-way, easements, leases, licenses, and permits.