119-hr3187

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[H.R. 3187 Reported in House

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 Union Calendar No. 248
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3187

 [Report No. 119-292]

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

 September 15, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 5, 
 2025]

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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) subject to reversion under subsection

    (g) ;

    (3) made without consideration;

    (4) made by quitclaim deed; and

    (5) 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) Public Purposes Use.--The property conveyed under subsection

    (a) shall be used only for public purposes, such as supporting 
education and youth development.

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

    (a) ceases to be used in a manner consistent with subsection

    (f) , the 
property shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States.

    (h) 

=== 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.
 Union Calendar No. 248

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 3187

 [Report No. 119-292]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 15, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed