# 116-hr-8849: California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act

116-hr-8849, California Desert Conservation 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-8849
- Congress: 116
- Title: California Desert Conservation 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

California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act This bill permits an assembled land exchange (i.e., an exchange of federal land for a package of multiple ownership parcels of non-federal land consolidated for purposes of one land exchange transaction) to be used to carry out provisions pertaining to California State School lands through the sale of surplus federal property and subsequent acquisitions of such land. Past and future receipts from the sale of such property, less any costs incurred related to the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit Fund Account. Funds accumulated in the special account may be used by the Department of the Interior to acquire state school lands or an interest in the lands.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8865: MORE DOT Grants Act
- 116-hr-8850: Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act
- 116-hr-8848: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational 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-8849 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8849)

## 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-8848: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8848)
- [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-8849 (as of 2025-11-18).