Two federal agencies swap adjacent California forest parcels for better management.
H.R. 8454 — To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. · Filed by Tom McClintock (R-CA) · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill swaps administrative control of two adjacent parcels of federal land in Tuolumne County, California: the Forest Service transfers ~160 acres of National Forest land to the Interior Department to be managed as part of Yosemite National Park, while the Interior Department transfers ~170 acres of National Park land to the Forest Service to be managed as part of Stanislaus National Forest. Existing rights, leases, and permits on both parcels remain valid and enforceable under the new managing agency.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is a straightforward administrative transfer of adjacent federal land parcels between two agencies to improve management efficiency and ecological coherence in the Yosemite/Stanislaus region. No subsidies, carve-outs, or private benefits are involved.
What the text implies
- The swap may facilitate future development or resource extraction on the transferred parcels if management priorities differ between agencies, though existing permits and rights constrain this.
- Consolidation of adjacent lands under single agency management may improve ecological restoration efforts (e.g., meadow restoration) but could also shift recreational access policies if Yosemite or Forest Service priorities change.
- The mutual-agreement correction mechanism in subsection (b) allows the two agencies to adjust parcel boundaries post-enactment without further congressional approval, provided notice is published in the Federal Register.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The land swap appears designed to consolidate management of adjacent parcels for operational efficiency and ecological coherence (Ackerson Meadow area), which can improve stewardship and visitor experience. No restrictions on public access, hunting, fishing, or existing permits are imposed; all existing rights are explicitly preserved.
Named in the bill
U.S. Forest Service (Department of Agriculture), National Park Service (Department of Interior), Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California
Where it stands
- Apr 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Jul 1, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $20,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 13 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Tom McClintock, the sponsor, reported $165,376 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- The Trust for Public Land — $20,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 17, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,186 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 17, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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