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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5409 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger 
District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleas-
ant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila 
County, Arizona. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Pleasant Valley Admin Site Proposal’’ and 
dated September 24, 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 sec-
tion, if the County submits to the Secretary a written re-
quest for conveyance of the property described in sub-
section (c) not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment 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) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The property referred to in 
subsection (b) is the parcel of real property, includ-
ing all land and improvements, generally depicted as 
‘‘Gila County Area’’ on the map, consisting of ap-
proximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System 
land located in the Tonto National Forest in Ari-
zona. 
(2) MAP.— 
(A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may 
correct minor errors in the map. 
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(B) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 
Service. 
(3) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de-
scription 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 any other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers 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); and 
(2) any environmental analysis and resource 
surveys required by Federal law. 
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