119-hr1829

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1829 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1829

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 14, 2025

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
 Natural Resources

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 AN ACT

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within 
 the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Apache County and Navajo County 
Conveyance Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND WITHIN THE APACHE-SITGREAVES 
 NATIONAL FORESTS TO NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Navajo County, 
 Arizona.

    (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
 ``Pinedale Cemetery Expansion'' and dated May 23, 2022.

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

    (b) Conveyance Required.--Subject to this section, if the County 
submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the 
property described in subsection
            (c) (1) 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
            (c) (1) .
            (c) Property Described.--

    (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection

    (b) is--
        (A) the parcel of real property, including all land 
 and improvements, generally depicted as ``Exist. 
 Cemetery'' on the map, consisting of approximately 2.5 
 acres of National Forest System land located in the 
 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona; and
        (B) the parcel of real property, including all land 
 and improvements, generally depicted as ``Proposed 
 Expansion'' on the map, consisting of approximately 2.5 
 acres of National Forest System land located in the 
 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona.

    (2) Map.--
        (A) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
 errors in the map.
        (B) Availability.--A copy of the map shall be on 
 file and available for public inspection in the 
 appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

    (3) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
 National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection

    (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection

    (b) shall--

    (1) be subject to valid existing rights;

    (2) be made without consideration;

    (3) be made by quitclaim deed;

    (4) not be subject to 

section 120

    (h) of the Comprehensive 
 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) ); and

    (5) be subject to any other terms and conditions as the 
 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
 United States.

    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection

    (b) , the County shall pay all costs associated with the 
conveyance, including the cost of--

    (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection
            (c) (3) ; and

    (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys 
 required by Federal law.

    (f) Required Use as Cemetery.--The property conveyed to the County 
under subsection

    (b) shall be used by the County as a cemetery.

    (g) Reversion.--If the property conveyed under subsection

    (b) is 
used in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirement of 
subsection

    (f) , all right, title, and interest in and to the property 
shall revert to the United States.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND WITHIN THE APACHE-SITGREAVES 
 NATIONAL FORESTS TO APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Apache County, 
 Arizona.

    (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
 ``Exhibit, Alpine Cemetery Townsite'' and dated October, 2019.

    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

    (b) Conveyance Required.--Subject to this section, if the County 
submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the 
property described in subsection
            (c) (1) not later than 365 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
            (c) (1) .
            (c) Property Described.--

    (1) In general.--The property referred to in subsection

    (b) is--
        (A) the parcel of real property, including all land 
 and improvements, generally depicted as the ``Existing 
 Alpine Cemetery'' on the map, consisting of 
 approximately 2.56 acres of National Forest System land 
 located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in 
 Arizona; and
        (B) the parcel of real property, including all land 
 and improvements, generally depicted as the ``Proposed 
 Townsite Tract'' on the map, consisting of 
 approximately 8.06 acres of National Forest System land 
 located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in 
 Arizona.

    (2) Map.--
        (A) Minor errors.--The Secretary may correct minor 
 errors in the map.
        (B) Availability.--A copy of the map shall be on 
 file and available for public inspection in the 
 appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

    (3) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
 National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection

    (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
            (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection

    (b) shall--

    (1) be subject to valid existing rights;

    (2) be made without consideration;

    (3) be made by quitclaim deed;

    (4) not be subject to 

section 120

    (h) of the Comprehensive 
 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
 (42 U.S.C. 9620

    (h) ); and

    (5) be subject to any other terms and conditions as the 
 Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
 United States.

    (e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition of the conveyance under 
subsection

    (b) , the County shall pay all costs associated with the 
conveyance, including the cost of--

    (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection
            (c) (3) ; and

    (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys 
 required by Federal law.

    (f) Required Use as Cemetery.--The property conveyed to the County 
under subsection

    (b) shall be used by the County as a cemetery.

    (g) Reversion.--If the property conveyed under subsection

    (b) is 
used in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirement of 
subsection

    (f) , all right, title, and

 interest in and to the property shall revert to the United States.

 Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.