119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 837 

AN ACT 

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 23, 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); 

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

5 (3) any analysis required to comply with divi6 sion A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code 

7 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘National Historic 

8 Preservation Act’’). 

9 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwith10 standing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Envi11 ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

12 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall not 

13 be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the 

14 land and improvements conveyed to the County under sub15 section (b). 

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

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

18 the purposes of serving and supporting veterans of the 

19 Armed Forces. 

20 (h) REVERSION.—If any land conveyed under sub21 section (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 

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

2 at the discretion of the Secretary. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 

2025. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 837 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 

tive Site to Gila County, Arizona. the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administra-