Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8850 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8850

     To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, 
                              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 Apple Valley, 
                              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 ``Apple Valley Off-Highway 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.
            (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 consideration, 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 
        Conveyance 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), 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 Town 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 Town 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 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 Interior determines that the Town has 
disposed of the conveyed 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 Secretary shall release the 
reversionary interest.
    (e) Management Plan.--The Secretary may develop 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.
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