Bill would swap about 160 acres and 170 acres of federal land near Yosemite

The bill would transfer management of about 160 acres of National Forest System land to the Secretary of the Interior, to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park. The land is in Tuolumne County, California, and is shown on the map called Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange, dated February 24, 2022. The land would be managed under the laws that apply to the National Park System.

The bill would transfer management of about 170 acres of National Park System land to the Secretary of Agriculture, to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest. The land is in Tuolumne County, California, and is shown on the same Ackerson Meadow Land Interchange map. The land would be managed under the laws that apply to the National Forest System.

The bill would keep existing property rights and land permits in place, and let the two secretaries make small boundary fixes by agreement. It covers valid existing rights and existing withdrawals, rights-of-way, easements, leases, licenses, and permits on the transferred land. From the date of enactment, the agency receiving each parcel would be responsible for administering these existing interests under applicable law. Boundary fixes would take effect when a notice is published in the Federal Register. Administration would pass to the receiving agency on the date the bill is enacted.