119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 700: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
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- Introduced (completed)
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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).
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ruben Gallego D-AZOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Mark Kelly SponsorIntroduced, reported2 events+20
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Mark Kelly.
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- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.