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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1829 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 360
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1829

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2024

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PLEASANT VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE 
              SITE TO GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Gila County, 
        Arizona.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal'' and dated September 23, 
        2021.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
    (b) Conveyance Required.--Subject to this section, if the County 
submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the 
property described in subsection (c) not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
property described in subsection (c).
    (c) Description of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection (b) 
        is the parcel of real property, including all land and 
        improvements, generally depicted as ``Gila County Area'' on the 
        map, consisting of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest 
        System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
            (2) Map.--
                    (A) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
                errors in the map.
                    (B) Availability.--A copy of the map shall be on 
                file and available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
            (3) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
        National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (b) 
        shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (b) 
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) made without consideration;
            (3) made by quitclaim deed; and
            (4) subject to such other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the interests 
        of the United States.
    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection (b), the County shall pay all costs associated with the 
conveyance, including the cost of--
            (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection (c)(3);
            (2) any environmental analysis or resource survey required 
        under Federal law; and
            (3) any analysis required to comply with division A of 
        subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred 
        to as the ``National Historic Preservation Act'').
    (f) Environmental Conditions.--Notwithstanding section 120(h)(3)(A) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall 
not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and 
improvements conveyed to the County under subsection (b).
    (g) Use of Land.--The land conveyed to the county under subsection 
(b) shall be used by the County only for the purposes of serving and 
supporting veterans of the Armed Forces.
    (h) Reversion.--If any land conveyed under subsection (b) is used 
in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirements of subsection 
(g), all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to 
the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 360

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1829

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 10, 2024

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
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