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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

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.

Measure
H.R. 837 · 119th Congress
Latest action
October 20, 2026
Policy changes
4
Source
CRS summary (Introduced in House) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-126.

Who wrote it

Portrait of Elijah Crane

Sponsor

Rep. Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2)

No cosponsors. Introduced January 31, 2025.

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Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12)
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Provision 1

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.

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Provision 2

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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Provision 3

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.

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Provision 4

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.

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