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H.R. 5355: Desert Community Lands Act

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H.R. 5355: Desert Community Lands Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Desert Community Lands Act

Plain summary

Desert Community Lands Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to designated communities in California. Specifically, Interior must convey, at the request of the town of Apple Valley in California, without consideration, the surface estate of specified land, to be known and designated as the Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. The conveyed land may be used by the town 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 would discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have been identified by the federal government, the state of California, or San Bernardino County, California, to contain environmentally sensitive land. Such land may not be disposed of by the town without Interior's approval. The bill also requires Interior to convey, at the request of the cities of Twentynine Palms, Barstow, or Victorville in California, without consideration, the surface estate of specified lands to those cities. All land conveyances under this bill are subject to valid existing rights and do not include the mineral estate in the lands conveyed. The conveyance to Victorville is subject to the reservation of a permanent easement and right of way for flood control, utility, pipeline, or telecommunications facilities located within the strips of land described in a right of way grant.

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Official text

Desert Community Lands Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5355 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117