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  • S. 4227 seeks to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to increase the area covered by Joshua Tree National Park. The bill proposes adding approximately 17,842 acres to the park's boundary, as indicated on a map dated April 29, 2024.

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make Joshua Tree National Park bigger by adding more land, just like adding a new piece to a puzzle, making the park a little larger and possibly more special.

  • S. 4227 proposes changes to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand Joshua Tree National Park by approximately 20,149 acres. The expansion involves adjusting the park's boundaries to include land depicted on a specified map dated June 2024. The bill allows the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4227 is a plan to make Joshua Tree National Park bigger by adding more land to it, and the people in charge can get this land in different ways, like buying it or getting it as a gift. The plan will also fix a small mistake from a previous law, but the details about the new land and the mistake aren't very clear yet.

  • S. 4228 proposes to rename the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center." This change means that any official references to the Cottonwood Visitor Center in laws, maps, or documents will now use the new name. The...

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    The bill wants to change the name of a visitor center in a national park to honor someone named Senator Dianne Feinstein. This means the signs and maps would use her name instead of the current one.

  • H. R. 8259 seeks to amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 by expanding the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. The bill proposes to add approximately 17,842 acres to the park, as shown on a map dated April 29, 2024. This expansion aims to further protect and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8259 wants to make Joshua Tree National Park bigger by adding some land to it, which will help keep its beautiful nature safe. They mention a map that shows where this new land is, but they forgot to include it in the bill, which might be a little confusing.

  • S. 4228 proposes renaming the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park to the "Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center." Initially introduced by Senator Padilla and Senator Butler, the bill suggests changing all references in U.S. laws and documents to reflect this new...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to change the name of a visitor center in Joshua Tree National Park to honor a person named Senator Dianne Feinstein. Some people are worried because it might seem unfair, cost money, and nobody asked the public what they think about it.

  • H. R. 8258 proposes to rename the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center." This bill ensures that all future references to the Cottonwood Visitor Center in laws, maps, and official documents will recognize it by...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8258 wants to change the name of a place called the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park to the "Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center," so when people talk about it or see it on maps, it has the new name.