1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act”.
Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act
A BILL
To modify the boundary of Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
2. Definitions
In this Act:
Additional land— The term additional land means the approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to the Park, as generally depicted on the map.
Map— The term map means the map entitled “Yosemite National Park Location Map for Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA) Areas”.
Park— The term Park means the Yosemite National Park in the State of California.
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
3. Yosemite National Park additional lands
Acquisition of land— The Secretary may acquire, by donation only, the additional land or an interest in the additional land to be added to the Park.
Disposal of equal land— The additional land may be acquired only after the Secretary has disposed of, by public auction, approximately 1,575 acres of Federal land under the administration of the Secretary.
Availability of map— The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
Boundary modification— The boundary of the Park shall be revised to reflect the acquisition of the land under subsection (a).
Administration— The Secretary shall administer the additional land or interest in the additional land acquired under this section as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park, except that the Secretary shall—
not prohibit recreational activities otherwise permitted within Yosemite National Park on the date of enactment of this Act; and
beginning not later than 1 year after acquiring the additional lands, comply with a hazardous fuels reduction plan developed by the Secretary for the additional lands.
No Use of Condemnation— As specified in subsection (a), the Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act.
No Buffer Zone Created— Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of the additional land or an interest in the additional land, or the application of the management plan for the Park to the acquired additional land shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from the acquired additional land shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park.
Written Consent of the Owner— As specified in subsection (a), which authorizes the acquisition of the additional land by donation only, no non-Federal property may be included in the Park without the written consent of the owner.