H.R. 8454

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8454 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8454

To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain 
Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2026

Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain 
Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN FEDERAL 
LAND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

(a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
(1) National forest system land.--Administrative 
jurisdiction over the approximately 160 acres of National 
Forest System land more particularly described as T.1 S., R.19 
E., sec. 24, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, 
and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, Mount Diablo Meridian, Tuolumne County, 
California, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange'' and dated February 24, 
2022, is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior to be 
managed as part of Yosemite National Park, in accordance with 
laws applicable to the National Park System.
(2) National park system land.--Administrative jurisdiction 
over the approximately 170 acres of National Park System land 
more particularly described as the SE\1/4\ of sec. 23 and the 
land to the north and west of Road 1S25 within the NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\ of sec. 24, T.1 S., R. 19 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 
Tuolumne County, California, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange'' and dated 
February 24, 2022, is transferred to the Secretary of 
Agriculture to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest 
in accordance with laws applicable to the National Forest 
System.
(b) Corrections.--
(1) Minor adjustments.--The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior may, by mutual agreement, make 
minor corrections and adjustments to the Federal land 
transferred under subsection (a) to facilitate land management, 
including making a correction or adjustment to any applicable 
survey.
(2) Publications.--Any correction or adjustment made under 
paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of publication of 
a notice of the correction or adjustment in the Federal 
Register.
(c) Hazardous Substances.--
(1) Notice.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall, with respect to the land described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively--
(A) identify any known sites containing hazardous 
substances; and
(B) provide to the head of the Federal agency to 
which the land is being transferred under subsection 
(a) notice of any site containing hazardous substances, 
as identified under subparagraph (A).
(2) Cleanup obligations.--To the same extent as on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any 
Federal liability--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall remain 
responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on 
the Federal land described in subsection (a)(1); and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior shall remain 
responsible for any cleanup of hazardous substances on 
the Federal land described in subsection (a)(2).
(d) Effect on Existing Rights and Authorizations.--Nothing in this 
section affects--
(1) any valid existing rights; or
(2) the validity or terms and conditions of any existing 
withdrawal, right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit 
on the land to which administrative jurisdiction is transferred 
under this section, except that beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the head of the agency to which 
administrative jurisdiction over the land is transferred shall 
be responsible for administering the interests or 
authorizations in accordance with applicable law.
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