Congress·Reported·S. 700

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

Transfer of Pleasant Valley Forest Service Site to Gila County for Veterans Services

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Part of: Legislation Proposes Tonto National Forest Land Transfer for Arizona Veterans

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1015 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Key Points

This bill would require the Agriculture Department to give Gila County, Arizona a Forest Service administrative site if the county asks within 180 days of the law taking effect.
The land is about 232.9 acres in the Tonto National Forest and includes existing buildings and other improvements on the property.
Gila County would get the property for free, but it must pay all the costs to complete the transfer, like surveys and required environmental and historic reviews.
The federal government would not promise the land is free of environmental problems, so the county takes it “as is” with fewer guarantees.
The county can only use the land to serve and support military veterans; if it’s used for something else, the land can be taken back by the United States.

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Feb 4, 2026Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

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Feb 25, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Feb 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

Bill NumberS 700

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

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