Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-8848
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-12-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Land transfers

Motor vehicles

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Twentynine Palms in California, at its request, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of the land generally identified as <em>Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms</em>. Such conveyance must occur not later than five years after the enactment of this bill.</p> <p>The conveyed land may be used by the city to provide (1) a suitable location for the establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park, (2) the public with opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation, and (3) a designated area and facilities that will discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas containing environmentally sensitive land.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8848 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act . 2. Conveyance for City of Twentynine Palms (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City means the city of Twentynine Palms, California. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Conveyance of federal land to city (1) Conveyance required At the request of the city of Twentynine Palms, California, not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of the land generally as Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms on the map entitled Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms and dated September 18, 2015. (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 City for any public purpose authorized in paragraph (2), consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). (2) Authorized purposes The purposes of the conveyance under subsection (b) are to permit the City to use the conveyed land to provide— (A) a suitable location for the establishment 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 centralized off-road vehicle recreation area and City park; and (C) a designated area and facilities that would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the Federal Government, the State of California, or the County of San Bernardino as containing environmentally sensitive land. (3) Disposal prohibited The land conveyed under subsection (b) may not be disposed of by the City 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 Interior determines that the City has disposed of the conveyed land in violation of subsection (c)(3) or has failed to use the land for the authorized purposes laid out in subsection (c)(2), 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 Secretary shall release the reversionary interest.