S. 700 · On the floor · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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

What it does

Requires the Forest Service to convey approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land in the Tonto National Forest to Gila County, Arizona upon county request.
Mandates the land be used to serve and support veterans; if use ceases, all right and interest reverts to the United States at the Forest Service's discretion.
Specifies the conveyance be made via quitclaim deed with no payment from the county to the federal government.
Requires Gila County to bear all costs of conveyance, including surveys, environmental analysis, and National Historic Preservation Act compliance.

Official 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 county must use the land for the purposes of serving and supporting veterans. If any land conveyed under this bill ceases to be used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Forest Service. The conveyance must be made with a quitclaim deed and without consideration (value, such as payment, provided in exchange for the property). The Forest Service must not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance. As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay all the costs associated with the conveyance, including any (1) surveys, (2) environmental analysis or resource survey required under federal law, and (3) analysis required to comply with certain provisions of the National Historic…

Latest action

Jul 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources