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Union Calendar No. 355 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1829 

[Report No. 118–430] 

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

District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 28, 2023 

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

on Natural Resources 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR and Mr. MOYLAN

MARCH 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 28, 2023] 


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A BILL 

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

County, Arizona. 


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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. 

9 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti10 tled ‘‘Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal’’ and 

11 dated September 23, 2021. 

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

13 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 

14 of the Forest Service. 

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

16 if the County submits to the Secretary a written request 

17 for conveyance of the property described in subsection (c) 

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

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

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

21 described in subsection (c). 

22 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

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

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

25 all land and improvements, generally depicted as 


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1 ‘‘Gila County Area’’ on the map, consisting of ap2 proximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System 

3 land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. 

4 (2) MAP.— 

5 (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 

6 correct minor errors in the map. 

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

8 shall be on file and available for public inspec9 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Serv10 ice. 

11 (3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de12 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

13 conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by 

14 a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

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

16 subsection (b) shall be— 

17 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

18 (2) made without consideration; 

19 (3) made by quitclaim deed; and 

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

21 the Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect 

22 the interests of the United States. 

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

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

25 costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 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 Pres8 ervation Act’’). 

9 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 

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

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

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

13 to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and im14 provements conveyed to the County under subsection (b). 

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

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

17 the purposes of serving and supporting veterans of the 

18 Armed Forces. 

19 (h) REVERSION.—If any land conveyed under sub20 section (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with 

21 the requirements of subsection (g), all right, title, and inter22 est in and to the land shall revert to the United States, 

23 at the discretion of the Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 355 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1829 

[Report No. 118–430] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 

tive Site to Gila County, Arizona. the Pleasant Valley Ranger District AdministraMARCH 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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