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119th CongressH. R. 3414

Introduced in House

Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →

This Act may be cited as the Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARKTrack this section →

(a) Boundary adjustment Section 402 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–22) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting after October 1991 or prior, the following: and including the approximately 20,149 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Boundary Addition, numbered 156/193,676, and dated June 2024. (b) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in the amendment made by subsection (a) is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land within the boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park by— (A) donation; (B) purchase from a willing seller; (C) exchange; or (D) transfer. (2) Limitation Any land or interest land within the boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park that is owned by the State of California or a political subdivision of the State of California may only be acquired by the Secretary of the Interior by donation or exchange.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONTrack this section →

Section 1433(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 700) is amended by striking 156/149,375 each place it appears and inserting 156/149,375A.

SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF THE COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER AT JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AS THE DIANNE FEINSTEIN VISITOR CENTERTrack this section →

(a) Redesignation The Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park, or any successor to that visitor center, shall be known and designated as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center. (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the visitor center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.

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