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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Apple Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE FOR APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 
of Apple Valley, California. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TOWN.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall convey to the Town, without consid-
eration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the surface estate of approximately 
4,630 acres of land generally as ‘‘Proposed Convey-
ance Area’’ on the entitled ‘‘Conveyance to the Town 
of Apple Valley’’ and dated June 1, 2015. Such land 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Apple Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 
(2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 
The conveyance under this subsection— 
(A) is subject to valid existing rights; and 
(B) does not include the mineral estate. 
(c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 
subsection (b) may be used by the Town for any 
public purpose authorized in paragraph (2), con-
sistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 
43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
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(2) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—The purposes of 
the conveyance under subsection (b) are to permit 
the Town to use the conveyed land to provide— 
(A) a suitable location for the establish-
ment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation 
park; 
(B) the public with opportunities for off- 
road vehicle recreation, including a location for 
races, competitive events, training and other 
commercial services that directly support a cen-
tralized off-road vehicle recreation area and 
Town park; and 
(C) a designated area and facilities that 
would discourage unauthorized use of off-high-
way vehicles in areas that have been identified 
by the Federal Government, the State of Cali-
fornia, or the County of San Bernardino as 
containing environmentally sensitive land. 
(3) DISPOSAL
PROHIBITED.—The land con-
veyed under subsection (b) may not be disposed of 
by the Town without the approval of the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(d) TEMPORARY REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the conveyance 
of the land under subsection (b), if the Secretary of the 
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Interior determines that the Town has disposed of the con-
veyed land in violation of subsection (c)(3) or has failed 
to establish the off-road vehicle recreation park, title to 
the land shall revert to the United States, at the option 
of the Secretary. At the end of the 5-year period, the Sec-
retary shall release the reversionary interest. 
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may de-
velop a special management plan for the Apple Valley Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to enhance the safe use 
of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes. 
Æ 
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