I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 340 
To authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary interest of the 
United States in certain lands in the City of Tulare, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. NUNES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary 
interest of the United States in certain lands in the 
City of Tulare, 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 ‘‘Tulare Youth Recre-
ation and Women’s History Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The City of Tulare requires clear title to 
two Parcels of land within the City’s business cor-
ridor. 
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(2) The Parcels are part of a right-of-way 
granted to the Railroad by the Federal Government 
by the Act dated July 27, 1866. 
(3) The Parcels, which are currently under 
lease to the City, are currently occupied by an out-
door recreation facility for youth and an historic 
women’s club. 
(4) The City desires to improve and restore 
these facilities but cannot absent clear title to the 
Parcels. 
(5) The United States retained a reversionary 
interest in the Parcels conveyed to the Railroad in 
1866 and has not exercised this authority. 
(6) The Union Pacific Railroad desires to sell 
the Parcels to the City. 
(7) Public Law 105–195 conveyed the rever-
sionary interest to all surrounding Parcels in 1998, 
which were conveyed by the Union Pacific Railroad 
to the City. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE AND REMOVAL 
OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Tulare, California. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Tulare Railroad Parcels Proposed to be Ac-
quired,’’ dated April 30, 2015. 
(3) PARCELS.—The term ‘‘Parcels’’ means the 
land identified as ‘‘Tulare Railroad Proposed Par-
cels’’ on the Map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) RAILROAD.—The term ‘‘Railroad’’ means 
Union Pacific Railroad. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST EXTINGUISHED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To promote recreational op-
portunities for youth and commemorate women’s 
history in the City, the United States authorizes the 
conveyance of and relinquishes its reversionary inter-
est in the Parcels retained under the Act of July 27, 
1866 (14 Stat. 292, chapter 278). 
(2) REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION.—The relin-
quishment of the reversionary interest under para-
graph (1) shall be executed by the Secretary in an 
instrument that— 
(A) is suitable for recording in the records 
of Tulare County, California; and 
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(B) references this Act and any prior in-
struments relating to the United States interest 
in the Parcels. 
(3) COSTS.—Any costs associated with the re-
quired documentation under paragraph (2) shall be 
paid by the City. 
(4) CONDITION.—The relinquishment of the re-
versionary interest under paragraph (1) shall be ef-
fective on the date that the Railroad conveys the 
Parcels to the City. 
(c) MAP ON FILE.—The Map shall be kept on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF AC-
CESS.—Nothing in this Act shall impair any existing 
rights of access in favor of the public or any owner of 
adjacent lands over, under or across the Parcels. 
(e) SURFACE ENTRY.—The Parcels shall be subject 
to the same conditions as those parcels affected by Public 
Law 105–195 regarding rights of surface entry. 
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