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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8848 

To convey certain Federal land in California to Twentynine Palms, California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 3, 2020 

Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To convey certain Federal land in California to Twentynine 

Palms, California. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Twentynine Palms 

5 Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE FOR CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

9 Twentynine Palms, California. 

10 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CITY.— 

2 (1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request 

3 of the city of Twentynine Palms, California, not 

4 later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the City, 

6 without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

7 the United States in and to the surface estate of the 

8 land generally as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance to 

9 Twentynine Palms’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

10 Conveyance to Twentynine Palms’’ and dated Sep11 tember 18, 2015. 

12 (2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 

13 The conveyance under this subsection— 

14 (A) is subject to valid existing rights; and 

15 (B) does not include the mineral estate. 

16 (c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 

18 subsection (b) may be used by the City for any pub19 lic purpose authorized in paragraph (2), consistent 

20 with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

21 the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 

22 869 et seq.). 

23 (2) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—The purposes of 

24 the conveyance under subsection (b) are to permit 

25 the City to use the conveyed land to provide— 


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1 (A) a suitable location for the establish2 ment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation 

3 park; 

4 (B) the public with opportunities for off5 road vehicle recreation, including a location for 

6 races, competitive events, training, and other 

7 commercial services that directly support a cen8 tralized off-road vehicle recreation area and 

9 City park; and 

10 (C) a designated area and facilities that 

11 would discourage unauthorized use of off-high12 way vehicles in areas that have been identified 

13 by the Federal Government, the State of Cali14 fornia, or the County of San Bernardino as 

15 containing environmentally sensitive land. 

16 (3) DISPOSAL PROHIBITED.—The land con17 veyed under subsection (b) may not be disposed of 

18 by the City without the approval of the Secretary of 

19 the Interior. 

20 (d) TEMPORARY REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During 

21 the 5-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance 

22 of the land under subsection (b), if the Secretary of the 

23 Interior determines that the City has disposed of the con24 veyed land in violation of subsection (c)(3) or has failed 

25 to use the land for the authorized purposes laid out in 


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1 subsection (c)(2), title to the land shall revert to the 

2 United States, at the option of the Secretary. At the end 

3 of the 5-year period, the Secretary shall release the rever4 sionary interest. 

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