Bill > S1777

This bill proposes several changes to Joshua Tree National Park, including expanding its boundaries by approximately 20,149 acres of land as depicted on a specific June 2024 map. The land would be transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service, and the Secretary of the Interior would be authorized to acquire this additional land through donations, purchases from willing sellers, exchanges, or transfers, with a specific limitation that state-owned land can only be acquired through donation or exchange. The bill also includes a technical correction to a previous conservation act and includes a provision to rename the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park to the "Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center" in honor of the long-serving California Senator, ensuring that all future references to the visitor center will use this new name. These changes aim to expand and recognize the significance of Joshua Tree National Park, preserving additional desert lands and memorializing Senator Feinstein's conservation efforts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1777/all-info