,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gib  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bcfe  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajac  ,,in     
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,may #d1 #bjag ,mr4 ,cook introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,november #i1 #bjah ,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,may #d1 
#bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to convey certain    
,federal land in ,california to ,apple  
,valley1 ,california1 ,twentynine       
,palms1 ,california1 ,barstow1          
,california1 and ,victorville1          
,california4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,desert        
,community ,lands ,act4  #b4 ,conveyance
 for ,apple ,valley ,off-,highway       
,vehicle ,recreation ,area  7a7         

,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#b7  
,town ,the term ,town means the town of 
,apple ,valley1 ,california4  7b7       
,conveyance of federal land to town     
7#a7 ,conveyance required ,at the       
request of the ,town1 not later than #e 
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary shall convey 
to the ,town1 without consideration1 all
 right1 title1 and interest of the      
,united ,states in and to the surface   
estate of the approximately #d1fcj acres
 of land generally depicted as ,proposed
 ,conveyance ,area on the map entitled  
,conveyance to ,town of ,apple ,valley  
and dated ,june #a1 #bjae4 ,such land   
shall be known and designated as the    
,apple ,valley ,off-,highway ,vehicle   
,recreation ,area4  7#b7 ,existing      
rights and mineral estate ,the          
conveyance under this subsection-- 7,a7 
is subject to valid existing rights2 and
  7,b7 does not include the mineral     

estate4  7c7 ,use of conveyed land  7#a7
 ,in general ,the land conveyed under   
subsection 7b7 may be used by the ,town 
for any public purpose authorized in    
paragraph 7#b71 consistent with the ,act
 of ,june #ad1 #aibf 7commonly known as 
the ,recreation and ,public ,purposes   
,act2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #hfi et seq474  7#b7
 ,authorized purposes ,the purposes of  
the conveyance under subsection 7b7 are 
to allow the ,town to use the conveyed  
land to provide--  7,a7 a suitable      
location for the establishment of a     
centralized off-road vehicle recreation 
park2  7,b7 the public with             
opportunities for off-road vehicle      
recreation1 including a location for    
races1 competitive events1 training and 
other commercial services that directly 
support a centralized off-road vehicle  
recreation area and ,town park2 and     
7,c7 a designated area and facilities   
that would discourage unauthorized use  
of off-highway vehicles in areas that   
have been identified by the ,federal    

,government1 the ,state of ,california1 
or ,san ,bernardino ,county as          
containing environmentally sensitive    
land4  7#c7 ,disposal prohibited ,the   
land conveyed under subsection 7b7 may  
not be disposed of by the ,town without 
the approval of the ,secretary4  #c4    
,conveyance to ,city of ,twentynine     
,palms1 ,california  7a7 ,conveyance    
required ,at the request of the city of 
,twentynine ,palms1 ,california1 not    
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary 
of the ,interior shall convey to the    
city of ,twentynine ,palms1 ,california1
 without consideration1 all right1      
title1 and interest of the ,united      
,states in and to the surface estate of 
the land generally depicted as ,proposed
 ,conveyance to ,twentynine ,palms on   
the map entitled ,proposed ,conveyance  
to ,twentynine ,palms and dated         
,september #ah1 #bjae4  7b7 ,existing   
rights and mineral estate ,the          
conveyance under this section-- 7#a7 is 

subject to valid existing rights2 and   
7#b7 does not include the mineral       
estate4  #d4 ,conveyance to ,city of    
,barstow1 ,california  7a7 ,conveyance  
required ,at the request of the city of 
,barstow1 ,california1 not later than #a
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior shall convey to the city of   
,barstow1 ,california1 without          
consideration1 all right1 title1 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   
,barstow and dated ,january #ac1 #bjag4 
7b7 ,existing rights and mineral estate 
,the conveyance under this section--    
7#a7 is subject to valid existing       
rights2 and  7#b7 does not include the  
mineral estate4  #e4 ,conveyance to     
,city of ,victorville1 ,california  7a7 
,conveyance required ,at the request of 
the city of ,victorville1 ,california1  

not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,secretary of the ,interior shall convey
 to the city of ,victorville1           
,california1 without consideration1 all 
right1 title1 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  
#be1 #bjag4  7b7 ,existing rights and   
mineral estate ,the conveyance under    
this subsection-- 7#a7 is subject to    
valid existing rights2  7#b7 does not   
include the mineral estate2 and  7#c7 is
 subject to the reservation of a        
permanent easement and right of way for 
flood control1 utility1 pipeline1 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 ,company1   
,serial ,number ,r #jfbei1 dated ,march 

#b1 #aife1 and the easement from ,j4    
,harley ,long to ,pacific ,gas and      
,electric ,company1 dated ,february #d1 
#aieg1 and recorded in ,book #daib1     
,official ,records at page #db1 ,san    
,bernardino ,county ,records4 ,these    
easements include the right1 at any time
 and from time to time1 to construct1   
reconstruct1 maintain1 operate1 replace1
 remove1 repair1 renew1 and enlarge     
facilities for public utility purposes1 
the right to trim and cut down trees and
 brush that the public utility may deem 
to be a hazard to its facilities1 and   
the requirement that the strips of land 
be kept open and free of buildings1     
structures1 and wells of any kind4      
,november #i1 #bjah ,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed