Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Forest Service) to convey, without consideration, a specific 0.81-acre Forest Service parcel in Perryville, Arkansas (parcel 850–10555–001 at 1069 Fourche Avenue) to Perry County if the County requests the conveyance within 180 days of enactment. The conveyance is by quitclaim deed, subject to valid existing rights, possible reversion to the United States if the land ceases to be used for designated public purposes (e.g., education and youth development), and other terms the Secretary considers appropriate.
Environmental liability and the absence of a CERCLA covenant: liberals are most concerned this shifts cleanup risk to the county/community; conservatives view it as appropriate local responsibility.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative conveyance with generally clear mechanisms and legal integration, but it lacks some implementation timelines, enforcement procedures for the reversion and use restrictions, and explicit accountability provisions.
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Forest Service) to convey, without consideration, a specific 0.81-acre Forest Service parcel in Perryville, Arkansas (parcel 850–10555–001 at 1069 Fourche Avenue) to Perry County if the County requests the conveyance within 180 days of enactment.
The conveyance is by quitclaim deed, subject to valid existing rights, possible reversion to the United States if the land ceases to be used for designated public purposes (e.g., education and youth development), and other terms the Secretary considers appropriate.
Perry County must pay all conveyance-related costs (survey, any required environmental or historic preservation analyses).
Based solely on the bill text, this is a narrow, administratively implementable property conveyance with low fiscal and political contention and several protective conditions (costs on county, reversion, subject to existing rights). Such measures historically have a high chance of enactment, often bundled into larger land‑package or must‑pass vehicles. The primary obstacles would be undisclosed local disputes, unresolved environmental/tribal/historic preservation issues, or procedural holds unrelated to substantive content.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative conveyance with generally clear mechanisms and legal integration, but it lacks some implementation timelines, enforcement procedures for the reversion and use restrictions, and explicit accountability provisions.
Environmental liability and the absence of a CERCLA covenant: liberals are most concerned this shifts cleanup risk to the county/community; conservatives view it as appropriate local responsibility.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Environmental liability and the absence of a CERCLA covenant: liberals are most concerned this shifts cleanup risk to the county/community; conservatives view it as appropriate local responsibility.
A mainstream liberal would likely view this as a small, locally focused transfer that can benefit community services if managed properly, but would scrutinize environmental, historic preservation, and public-access protections.
They would welcome the explicit public-purpose restriction (education and youth development) but want stronger guarantees against future privatization and for environmental remediation responsibility.
They would also be cautious about the waiver of federal covenants under CERCLA, which could shift cleanup liability or risk to the county or local residents.
A pragmatic centrist would treat this as a routine, narrowly targeted conveyance that transfers a small urban parcel to local government for public use while minimizing federal cost and exposure.
They would see the bill as sensible local empowerment with reasonable statutory guardrails (survey, valid existing rights, reversion for nonpublic use) but would note a few administrative ambiguities to clarify.
They would expect the county to follow existing environmental and historic-preservation procedures since the county must pay for required analyses.
A mainstream conservative would likely favor the bill as a limited reduction in federal landholdings that promotes local control and community use with no federal expenditure.
The quitclaim conveyance and requirement that the county pay for surveys and reviews align with conservative preferences for smaller federal roles and devolving responsibilities to local governments.
They would appreciate the public-purpose restriction that prevents immediate privatization and the reversion authority to protect federal interests.
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Based solely on the bill text, this is a narrow, administratively implementable property conveyance with low fiscal and political contention and several protective conditions (costs on county, reversion, subject to existing rights). Such measures historically have a high chance of enactment, often bundled into larger land‑package or must‑pass vehicles. The primary obstacles would be undisclosed local disputes, unresolved environmental/tribal/historic preservation issues, or procedural holds unrelated to substantive content.
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Environmental liability and the absence of a CERCLA covenant: liberals are most concerned this shifts cleanup risk to the county/community;…
Based solely on the bill text, this is a narrow, administratively implementable property conveyance with low fiscal and political contentio…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative conveyance with generally clear mechanisms and legal integration, but it lacks some implementation timelines, enforcement procedures for t…
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