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HR 177 · in committee · niche

Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act

What this bill does

  • The bill increases San Francisco's annual rent for using Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park from $30,000 to $2 million.
  • San Francisco's water utility commission is affected and must absorb the cost without raising customer rates.
  • Rent increases annually with inflation and funds wildfire mitigation in California's national parks.

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  1. 01

    How would San Francisco's water utility absorb a $2 million annual rent increase without passing costs to customers, and what services might be affected?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that funding wildfire mitigation through Hetch Hetchy rent increases is more effective than other revenue sources?

  3. 03

    How would this rent increase affect San Francisco's water rates and infrastructure investments compared to current spending levels?

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Sponsor · R-CA-5

Tom McClintock

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Introduced 2025-01-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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