Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8848 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8848

   To convey certain Federal land in California to Twentynine Palms, 
                              California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2020

   Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To convey certain Federal land in California to Twentynine Palms, 
                              California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Twentynine Palms Outdoor 
Recreational Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 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.
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