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H.R. 4508: To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park.

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H.R. 4508: To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to: (1 ) eliminate the requirement that the rights of use and occupancy by the owner or owners of any property acquired by the Secretary of the Interior within the boundaries of Mineral King Valley in Sequoia National Park shall be for not more than 25 years or for a term ending on the death of the owner or his or her spouse, whichever is later (thus permitting the continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Valley); and (2) grant renewals or extensions of leases or permits on Federal land within Mineral King Valley to the heirs, successors, and assigns of those persons who were lessees or permittees of record on the enactment of such Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4508, A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park (2004-08-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4508, A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary to permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley in the Sequoia National Park (2004-08-09)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4508 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108