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Calendar No. 296 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1015 

[Report No. 118–144] 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger 

District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 28, 2023 

Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

DECEMBER 20, 2023 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila 

County, Arizona. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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1 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PLEASANT VALLEY RANGER 

2 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE TO GILA 

3 COUNTY, ARIZONA. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Gila 

6 County, Arizona. 

7 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal’’ and 

9 dated September 24, 2021. 

10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

12 Chief of the Forest Service. 

13 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to this sec14 tion, if the County submits to the Secretary a written re15 quest for conveyance of the property described in sub16 section (c) not later than 180 days after the date of enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County 

18 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

19 to the property described in subsection (c). 

20 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in 

22 subsection (b) is the parcel of real property, includ23 ing all land and improvements, generally depicted as 

24 ‘‘Gila County Area’’ on the map, consisting of ap25 proximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System 

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1 land located in the Tonto National Forest in Ari2 zona. 

3 (2) MAP.— 

4 (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

5 correct minor errors in the map. 

6 (B) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

7 shall be on file and available for public inspec8 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

9 Service. 

10 (3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de11 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

12 conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined 

13 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

14 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

15 under subsection (b) shall be— 

16 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

17 (2) made without consideration; 

18 (3) made by quitclaim deed; and 

19 (4) subject to such other terms and conditions 

20 as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to pro21 tect the interests of the United States. 

22 (e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 

23 conveyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay all 

24 costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 

25 of— 

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1 (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection 

2 (c)(3); and 

3 (2) any environmental analysis or resource sur4 vey required under Federal law. 

5 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwith6 standing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Envi7 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

8 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not 

9 be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the 

10 land and improvements conveyed to the County under sub11 section (c). 

12 (g) REVERSION.—If any land conveyed under sub13 section (b) ceases to be used for purposes of serving vet14 erans of the Armed Forces, all right, title, and interest 

15 in and to the land shall revert to the United States. 

16 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PLEASANT VALLEY RANGER 

17 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE TO GILA 

18 COUNTY, ARIZONA. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Gila 

21 County, Arizona. 

22 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti23 tled ‘‘Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal’’ and 

24 dated September 24, 2021. 

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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 

3 of the Forest Service. 

4 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to this section, 

5 if the County submits to the Secretary a written request 

6 for conveyance of the property described in subsection (c), 

7 not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

8 Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, 

9 and interest of the United States in and to the property 

10 described in subsection (c). 

11 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in 

13 subsection (b) is the parcel of real property, including 

14 all land and improvements, generally depicted as 

15 ‘‘Gila County Area’’ on the map, consisting of ap16 proximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System 

17 land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. 

18 (2) MAP.— 

19 (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

20 correct minor errors in the map. 

21 (B) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

22 shall be on file and available for public inspec23 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Serv24 ice. 

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1 (3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de2 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

3 conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by 

4 a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

5 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 

6 subsection (b) shall be— 

7 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

8 (2) made without consideration; 

9 (3) made by quitclaim deed; and 

10 (4) subject to such other terms and conditions as 

11 the Secretary considers to be appropriate. 

12 (e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 

13 conveyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay all 

14 costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of— 

15 (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection 

16 (c)(3); and 

17 (2) any analysis, review, or resource survey re18 quired under Federal law. 

19 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 

20 section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

21 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

22 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not be required 

23 to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and im24 provements conveyed to the County under subsection (b). 

25 (g) USE OF LAND; REVERSION.— 

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1 (1) USE OF LAND.—The land and improvements 

2 conveyed to the County under subsection (b) shall be 

3 used by the County only for the purpose of providing 

4 recreational and other services to veterans of the 

5 Armed Forces. 

6 (2) REVERSION.—If any land conveyed to the 

7 County under subsection (b) ceases to be used for the 

8 purposes described in paragraph (1), all right, title, 

9 and interest in and to the land may, at the discretion 

10 of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

Calendar No. 296 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1015 

[Report No. 118–144] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 

tive Site to Gila County, Arizona. the Pleasant Valley Ranger District AdministraDECEMBER 20, 2023 

Reported with an amendment