Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 700
119th Congress(2025-2026)
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2025
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 25, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
700
Congress
119
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Arizona
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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 Preservation Act.

Text (1)
February 25, 2025
Actions (3)
02/04/2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
02/25/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
02/25/2025
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 24, 2026 6:20:24 PM