[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3187 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3187

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property 
    of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2025

Mr. Hill of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property 
    of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF SPECIFIED FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY TO PERRY 
              COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

    (a) Required Conveyance.--Subject to this section, if the County 
submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the 
property described in subsection (b) not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
property described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
        is the parcel of real property, including all land and 
        improvements, generally referred to as parcel 850-10555-001 in 
        the urban property records of the County, consisting of 
        approximately 0.81 acres of Forest Service land located at 1069 
        Fourche Avenue, Perryville, Arkansas 72126.
            (2) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of 
        land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
        a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) subject to valid existing rights;
            (2) made without consideration;
            (3) made by quitclaim deed; and
            (4) subject to such other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the interests 
        of the United States.
    (d) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the County shall pay all costs associated with the 
conveyance, including the cost of--
            (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection (b)(2);
            (2) any environmental analysis or resources survey required 
        under Federal law; and
            (3) any analysis required to comply with division A of 
        subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred 
        to as the ``National Historic Preservation Act'').
    (e) Environmental Conditions.--Notwithstanding section 120(h)(3)(A) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)), the Secretary shall 
not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the property 
and improvements conveyed to the County under subsection (a).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Perry County, 
        Arkansas.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
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