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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 6044· Senate(119-SAMDT-6044)

S.Amdt. 6044

Rep. Padilla
Age: 53 years
California
Introduced
6/24/2026
Sponsored by
Alex Padilla
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment, submitted by Mr. Padilla, aims to expand the Joshua Tree National Park and rename one of its visitor centers.

Key Changes:

  • Boundary Expansion: It adds approximately 20,149 acres of land to the park, as shown on a June 2024 map.
  • Jurisdiction Transfer: It moves administrative control of this new land from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.
  • Land Acquisition: It allows the Secretary of the Interior to get land within the park boundaries through donation, purchase from a willing seller, exchange, or transfer. However, land owned by the State of California or its political subdivisions can only be acquired by donation or exchange.
  • Visitor Center Renaming: It redesignates the Cottonwood Visitor Center as the Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.