I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3187 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of 
the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2025 
Mr. HILL of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel 
of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Ar-
kansas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF SPECIFIED FOREST SERVICE 
PROPERTY TO PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 
(a) REQUIRED CONVEYANCE.—Subject to this sec-
tion, if the County submits to the Secretary a written re-
quest for conveyance of the property described in sub-
section (b) not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
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all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the property described in subsection (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in 
subsection (a) is the parcel of real property, includ-
ing all land and improvements, generally referred to 
as parcel 850–10555–001 in the urban property 
records of the County, consisting of approximately 
0.81 acres of Forest Service land located at 1069 
Fourche Avenue, Perryville, Arkansas 72126. 
(2) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription of land to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
Secretary. 
(c) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) 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 pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
(d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay all 
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costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost 
of— 
(1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection 
(b)(2); 
(2) any environmental analysis or resources 
survey required under Federal law; and 
(3) any analysis required to comply with divi-
sion A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘National Historic 
Preservation Act’’). 
(e) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS.—Notwith-
standing section 120(h)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental 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 
property and improvements conveyed to the County under 
subsection (a). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Perry 
County, Arkansas. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
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