NPCA submitted the following position to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for December 17, 2025.
S. 2881 - A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California: NPCA supports this legislation to exchange land parcels between the US Forest Service (USFS) and National Park Service (NPS) within the Ackerson Meadow area shared by Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park. Following a 2016 private donation, noncontiguous portions of Ackerson Meadow were acquired by Yosemite National Park. Both NPS and USFS have sought for years to exchange a checkerboard of parcels within the jurisdiction of each agency to ensure jurisdictional boundaries within Ackerson Meadow align more seamlessly with desired park and forest boundaries. This exchange would bolster local recreation, conservation and ecosystem rehabilitation opportunities in the meadow, and is supported by relevant ranching interests with forest service grazing allotments impacted by the current boundaries.
