Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act

Key Points

• This bill would add about 20,149 acres of land to Joshua Tree National Park in California. The land is currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management but would move under the control of the National Park Service to be protected as part of the park.
• The government would be allowed to get this new land through donations, trades, or by buying it from people who want to sell. If the land belongs to the state of California, the federal government can only get it through a donation or a trade.
• The bill also renames the Cottonwood Visitor Center to the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center. This honors the late senator for her long history of working to protect California desert lands.
• Expanding the park helps protect the local environment and ensures more space is available for public use and wildlife. It also fixes some technical errors in older laws to make sure the park maps are accurate.

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