# 116-hr-8848: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act

116-hr-8848, Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8848
- Congress: 116
- Title: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act 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 Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms. Such conveyance must occur not later than five years after the enactment of this bill. 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.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8865: MORE DOT Grants Act
- 116-hr-8850: Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act
- 116-hr-8849: California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act
- 116-hr-8798: Historic Routes Preservation Act
- 116-hr-8743: Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8739: To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-8848 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8848)

## Related
- [116-hr-8865: MORE DOT Grants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8865)
- [116-hr-8850: Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8850)
- [116-hr-8849: California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8849)
- [116-hr-8798: Historic Routes Preservation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8798)
- [116-hr-8743: Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8743)
- [116-hr-8739: To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in Calif…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8848 (as of 2025-11-18).