Title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property to Gila County, Arizona, upon the county's submission of a written request for such conveyance. The property, identified as the Gila County Area, consists of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
The conveyance shall be made without consideration.
The Forest Service shall not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5409 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2021

  Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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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.

    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 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 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) Property Described.--
            (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 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.
    (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 (c).
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