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House Bill 8454
119th Congress(2025-2026)
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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H. R. 8454 (Introduced-in-House)


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2026

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

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, SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4 , NW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 , NE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 , and SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4 , 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 SE1⁄4 of sec. 23 and the land to the north and west of Road 1S25 within the NW1⁄4 SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4 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.