H.R. 5405: To provide for a visitor center for visitors to Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 5405: To provide for a visitor center for visitors to Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To provide for a visitor center for visitors to Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 18 acres of lands and interests from willing sellers outside of the boundaries of Yosemite National Park near the junction of highways CA-49 and CA-140 in Mariposa, California, to provide a site or sites for visitor services and administrative purposes. Permits the use of federal and other available funds for the construction, management, and maintenance of permanent improvements to provide visitor services and administrative facilities on acquired lands and interests. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) partner with Mariposa County on land use planning related to the acquired lands and interests; and (2) consider the feasibility of allowing the state of California to locate the California State Mining and Mineral Museum on such lands and interests.
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Official text
To provide for a visitor center for visitors to Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5405.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5405 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111