I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5355 
To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, California, 
Twentynine Palms, California, Barstow, California, and Victorville, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. OBERNOLTE 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, Twentynine Palms, California, Barstow, Cali-
fornia, and Victorville, 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 ‘‘Desert Community 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE FOR APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(2) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 
of Apple Valley, California. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TOWN.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request 
of the Town, not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
convey to the Town, without consideration, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
surface estate of the approximately 4,630 acres of 
land generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Conveyance to 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 allow 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 San Bernardino County 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. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request of the 
city of Twentynine Palms, California, not later than 1 year 
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall convey to the city of Twentynine 
Palms, California, without consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the surface 
estate of the land generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Convey-
ance to Twentynine Palms’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms’’ and dated Sep-
tember 18, 2015. 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.—The 
conveyance under this section— 
(1) is subject to valid existing rights; and 
(2) does not include the mineral estate. 
SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request of the 
city of Barstow, California, not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall convey to the city of Barstow, California, 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the surface estate of the land gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance’’ on the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Conveyance to the City of Barstow’’ and 
dated January 13, 2017. 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.—The 
conveyance under this section— 
(1) is subject to valid existing rights; and 
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(2) does not include the mineral estate. 
SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF VICTORVILLE, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—At the request of the 
city of Victorville, California, not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall convey to the city of Victorville, Cali-
fornia, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the surface estate of the 
land generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Conveyance to the City of 
Victorville’’ and dated April 25, 2017. 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.—The 
conveyance under this subsection— 
(1) is subject to valid existing rights; 
(2) does not include the mineral estate; and 
(3) is subject to the reservation of a permanent 
easement and right of way for flood control, utility, 
pipeline, or telecommunications facilities located 
within the strips of land described in the right of 
way grant from the United States Department of 
the Interior to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 
Serial Number R 06259, dated March 2, 1965, and 
the easement from J. Harley Long to Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company, dated February 4, 1957, and 
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