Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3414 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3414 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act''. SEC. 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 T