H.R. 837 House Public Lands and Natural Resources
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: committee on energy and natural resources. ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably on Feb 4, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Jan 31, 2025
- House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Feb 5, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481) Feb 5, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837. Feb 5, 2025
- House 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
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480) Feb 5, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Feb 6, 2025
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Feb 4, 2026
Subjects
ArizonaForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfers
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- [Markup By, Feb 4, 2026]
- [Referred To, Feb 6, 2025]
- Natural Resources Committee
- [Referred To, Jan 31, 2025]
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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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