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US HB177
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tom McClintock
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AI Summary
- Increases annual rental fee for Hetch Hetchy Reservoir from $30,000 to $2,000,000, adjusted annually for inflation using Consumer Price Index
- Prohibits the grantee (City of San Francisco) from recouping increased fees from wholesale water or power customers
- Authorizes recreational activities at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin including swimming, non-motorized watercraft, camping above high-water marks, picnicking, and vehicle access to roads
- Requires Secretary of the Interior to submit a report within 1 year analyzing whether original 1913 Act recreational access intent has been followed and how to improve equitable public access
- Adds wildfire mitigation activities to permitted uses of funds alongside existing maintenance and improvements
Legislative Description
Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
1/3/2025
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources1/3/2025
Full Bill Text
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