Tulare Youth Recreation and Women’s History Enhancement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8913 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8913

To authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary interest of
 the United States in certain lands in the City of Tulare, California.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2026

 Mr. Valadao (for himself and Mr. Fong) introduced the following bill;
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

To authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary interest of
 the United States in certain lands in the City of Tulare, 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 ``Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's
History Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The City of Tulare requires clear title to two Parcels
        of land within the City's business corridor.
            (2) The Parcels are part of a right-of-way granted to the
        Railroad by the Federal Government by the Act dated July 27,
        1866.
            (3) The Parcels, which are currently under lease to the
        City, are currently occupied by an outdoor recreation facility
        for youth and an historic women's club.
            (4) The City desires to improve and restore these
        facilities but cannot absent clear title to the Parcels.
            (5) The United States retained a reversionary interest in
        the Parcels conveyed to the Railroad in 1866 and has not
        exercised this authority.
            (6) The Union Pacific Railroad desires to sell the Parcels
        to the City.
            (7) Public Law 105-195 conveyed the reversionary interest
        to all surrounding Parcels in 1998, which were conveyed by the
        Union Pacific Railroad to the City.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE AND REMOVAL OF REVERSIONARY
              INTEREST.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Tulare,
        California.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Tulare
        Railroad Parcels Proposed to be Acquired,'' dated April 30,
        2015.
            (3) Parcels.--The term ``Parcels'' means the land
        identified as ``Tulare Railroad Proposed Parcels'' on the Map.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) Railroad.--The term ``Railroad'' means Union Pacific
        Railroad.
    (b) Reversionary Interest Extinguished.--
            (1) In general.--To promote recreational opportunities for
        youth and commemorate women's history in the City, the United
        States authorizes the conveyance of and relinquishes its
        reversionary interest in the Parcels retained under the Act of
        July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292, chapter 278).
            (2) Required documentation.--The relinquishment of the
        reversionary interest under paragraph (1) shall be executed by
        the Secretary in an instrument that--
                    (A) is suitable for recording in the records of
                Tulare County, California; and
                    (B) references this Act and any prior instruments
                relating to the United States interest in the Parcels.
            (3) Costs.--Any costs associated with the required
        documentation under paragraph (2) shall be paid by the City.
            (4) Condition.--The relinquishment of the reversionary
        interest under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date
        that the Railroad conveys the Parcels to the City.
    (c) Map on File.--The Map shall be kept on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
    (d) Preservation of Existing Rights of Access.--Nothing in this Act
shall impair any existing rights of access in favor of the public or
any owner of adjacent lands over, under or across the Parcels.
    (e) Surface Entry.--The Parcels shall be subject to the same
conditions as those parcels affected by Public Law 105-195 regarding
rights of surface entry.
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