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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8850 

To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, 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 Apple Valley, 

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 ‘‘Apple Valley Off-High5 way Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE FOR APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY 

7 VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 

10 of Apple Valley, California. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TOWN.— 

4 (1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 

5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary shall convey to the Town, without consid7 eration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the surface estate of approximately 

9 4,630 acres of land generally as ‘‘Proposed Convey10 ance Area’’ on the entitled ‘‘Conveyance to the Town 

11 of Apple Valley’’ and dated June 1, 2015. Such land 

12 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Apple Valley 

13 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

14 (2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 

15 The conveyance under this subsection— 

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

17 (B) does not include the mineral estate. 

18 (c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

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

20 subsection (b) may be used by the Town for any 

21 public purpose authorized in paragraph (2), con22 sistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

23 known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 

24 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 


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1 (2) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—The purposes of 

2 the conveyance under subsection (b) are to permit 

3 the Town to use the conveyed land to provide— 

4 (A) a suitable location for the establish5 ment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation 

6 park; 

7 (B) the public with opportunities for off8 road vehicle recreation, including a location for 

9 races, competitive events, training and other 

10 commercial services that directly support a cen11 tralized off-road vehicle recreation area and 

12 Town park; and 

13 (C) a designated area and facilities that 

14 would discourage unauthorized use of off-high15 way vehicles in areas that have been identified 

16 by the Federal Government, the State of Cali17 fornia, or the County of San Bernardino as 

18 containing environmentally sensitive land. 

19 (3) DISPOSAL PROHIBITED.—The land con20 veyed under subsection (b) may not be disposed of 

21 by the Town without the approval of the Secretary 

22 of the Interior. 

23 (d) TEMPORARY REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During 

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

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


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1 Interior determines that the Town has disposed of the con2 veyed land in violation of subsection (c)(3) or has failed 

3 to establish the off-road vehicle recreation park, title to 

4 the land shall revert to the United States, at the option 

5 of the Secretary. At the end of the 5-year period, the Sec6 retary shall release the reversionary interest. 

7 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may de8 velop a special management plan for the Apple Valley Off9 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to enhance the safe use 

10 of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes. 

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