S. 1777

119 S1777 IS: Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-15
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1777
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 15, 2025
  Mr. Padilla  introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  A BILL
To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary
  of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua
  Tree National Park as the  Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center , and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act  .
2.
Expansion of Joshua Tree National Park
(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.
3.
Technical correction
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 .
4.
Redesignation of the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as
  the  Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center
(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 .