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HR 837 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Land transfers

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

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: Crane, Elijah Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 6, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 5, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 5, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
Feb 5, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
Feb 5, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
Feb 5, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
Feb 5, 2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 Preservation Act.

What's happening now February 4, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.