HR 177 · 119th Congress — Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act
Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act This bill modifies the Raker Act, which allowed San Francisco to dam the Hetch Hetchy Valley within Yosemite National Park, to (1) increase the annual rent San Francisco pays to the…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 177
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-01-03
- Latest action date
- 2026-09-10
Summary
Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act This bill modifies the Raker Act, which allowed San Francisco to dam the Hetch Hetchy Valley within Yosemite National Park, to (1) increase the annual rent San Francisco pays to the National Park Service (NPS), and (2) direct the NPS to expand public access to the reservoir and lake created by the dam. Specifically, the bill increases rent paid by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the use of the park from $30,000 to $2 million per year. That amount must be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The commission may not recoup such sums from wholesale water or power customers. Right now, the latest action is: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. The listed sponsor is Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] [R].
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Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Sponsors
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Republican · California · House District 5 · Republican