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HR 5397 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Fires Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Property rights

Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act

Introduced: August 1, 2014 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 19, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Aug 1, 2014
Introduced in House
Aug 1, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California to be added to the Park. Permits such land to be acquired only by donation and only after the Secretary has disposed of, by public auction, approximately 1,575 acres of federal land under the Secretary's administration.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to administer such land as part of the Park; (2) not to prohibit recreational activities otherwise permitted within the Park upon this Act's enactment; and (3) within one year after acquiring such lands, to comply with a hazardous fuels reduction plan developed for such lands.

What's happening now August 19, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1677 Related bill Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013
  • S 781 Related bill Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5397: Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5397/
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"H.R. 5397: Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5397/.
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