Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land in the Tonto National Forest (the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site) to Gila County, Arizona, if the county requests the conveyance within 180 days. The conveyance is by quitclaim deed, without monetary consideration, subject to valid existing rights, and conditioned on the county paying all conveyance-related costs and using the land only to serve and support veterans.
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access concerns
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive conveyance statute that specifies the core legal mechanics of transferring federal land to a local government and limits post-transfer use to serving veterans.
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land in the Tonto National Forest (the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site) to Gila County, Arizona, if the county requests the conveyance within 180 days.
The conveyance is by quitclaim deed, without monetary consideration, subject to valid existing rights, and conditioned on the county paying all conveyance-related costs and using the land only to serve and support veterans.
The Secretary may set additional terms to protect U.S. interests, need not provide CERCLA covenants or warranties, and the land reverts to the United States if used inconsistently with the veterans-use requirement.
Narrow, low-cost local land transfer with built-in protections makes enactment plausible absent regional or interest-group opposition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive conveyance statute that specifies the core legal mechanics of transferring federal land to a local government and limits post-transfer use to serving veterans. It includes many common conveyance provisions (map, survey, deed type, payment of conveyance costs by the grantee, environmental and NHPA compliance references, and a reversion clause).
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access concerns
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access concerns
Generally supportive of using public assets to help veterans but cautious about transferring National Forest land.
Concerned about conservation, public access, and ensuring environmental protections before transfer.
Pragmatically favorable if local veterans benefit and federal interests are safeguarded.
Wants clarity on costs, surveys, environmental liabilities, and boundary accuracy before supporting transfer.
Strongly favorable: promotes local control, supports veterans, and disposes surplus federal land without cost.
Views reversion and Secretary’s terms as adequate protections for taxpayers.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow, low-cost local land transfer with built-in protections makes enactment plausible absent regional or interest-group opposition.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access concerns
Narrow, low-cost local land transfer with built-in protections makes enactment plausible absent regional or interest-group opposition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive conveyance statute that specifies the core legal mechanics of transferring federal land to a local government and limits post-transf…
Go beyond the headline summary with full stakeholder mapping, legislative design analysis, passage barriers, and lens-by-lens tradeoff breakdowns.