HR 837 119th Congress

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

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.

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.

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2026-09-17T00:00:00

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.

2026-09-17T00:00:00

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

2026-09-17T00:00:00

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

2026-02-04T00:00:00

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

2025-02-06T00:00:00

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2025-02-05T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2025-02-05T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)

2025-02-05T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)

2025-02-05T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.

2025-02-05T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)

2025-02-05T00:00:00

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

2025-01-31T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2025-01-31T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-01-31T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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

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