A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Summary
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property to Gila County, Arizona, upon the county's submission of a written request for such conveyance. The property, identified as the Gila County Area, consists of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The county must use the land for the purposes of serving and supporting veterans. If any land conveyed under this bill ceases to be used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Forest Service. The conveyance must be made with a quitclaim deed and without consideration (value, such as payment, provided in exchange for the property). The Forest Service must not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance. As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay all the costs associated with the conveyance, including any (1) surveys, (2) environmental analysis or resource survey required under federal law, and (3) analysis required to comply with certain provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Jul 23, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jul 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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