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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 837 

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

District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2025 

Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PLEASANT VALLEY RANGER 

4 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SITE TO GILA 

5 COUNTY, ARIZONA. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

8 County, Arizona. 


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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal’’ and 

3 dated September 23, 2021. 

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

5 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

6 Chief of the Forest Service. 

7 (b) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to this sec8 tion, if the County submits to the Secretary a written re9 quest for conveyance of the property described in sub10 section (c) not later than 180 days after the date of enact11 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County 

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

13 to the property described in subsection (c). 

14 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

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

16 subsection (b) is the parcel of real property, includ17 ing all land and improvements, generally depicted as 

18 ‘‘Gila County Area’’ on the map, consisting of ap19 proximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System 

20 land located in the Tonto National Forest in Ari21 zona. 

22 (2) MAP.— 

23 (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

24 correct minor errors in the map. 


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

2 shall be on file and available for public inspec3 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

4 Service. 

5 (3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de6 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

7 conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined 

8 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

9 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

10 under subsection (b) shall be— 

11 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

12 (2) made without consideration; 

13 (3) made by quitclaim deed; and 

14 (4) subject to such other terms and conditions 

15 as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to pro16 tect the interests of the United States. 

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

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

19 costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 

20 of— 

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

22 (c)(3); 

23 (2) any environmental analysis or resource sur24 vey required under Federal law; and 


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1 (3) any analysis required to comply with divi2 sion A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code 

3 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘National Historic 

4 Preservation Act’’). 

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 (b). 

12 (g) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the county 

13 under subsection (b) shall be used by the County only for 

14 the purposes of serving and supporting veterans of the 

15 Armed Forces. 

16 (h) REVERSION.—If any land conveyed under sub17 section (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 

18 the requirements of subsection (g), all right, title, and in19 terest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, 

20 at the discretion of the Secretary. 

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