119th Congress
S. 700
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471. - Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report. - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. - Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate