S-3095 — An original 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.

YourVoice.Now Summary

EnvironmentTransparency & Accountability

Perry County, Arkansas would get a small federal lot free — but pay all the costs.

Environment

Federal promise the land is clean — not required for this transfer

If hazardous waste was once stored or spilled there, federal law makes the government promise the land is clean. Perry County would get no such promise, and none for later cleanup.

Transparency & Accountability

Government can take the land back — if public use stops

Public use here means things like schools or youth programs. If the county puts the land to other use, the Agriculture Department decides whether to take it back — it is not automatic.

More about this bill

Almost no one outside Perry County, Arkansas would notice this change. The federal government would hand the county a small piece of Forest Service land. The parcel is about 0.81 acres, at 1069 Fourche Avenue in Perryville. The county pays nothing for the land itself. It must ask for the land within 180 days of the bill becoming law. It must also cover every cost of the transfer, including the survey and the required reviews. The county could use the land only for public purposes, such as schools or youth programs. If that use stops, the Agriculture Department can take the land back. The government would not have to promise the land is free of pollution. That promise is normally required when federal land with a waste history changes hands.

Congressional Summary

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately one acre of land to Perry County, Arkansas, upon the request of the county. The county must use the land for public purposes, such as supporting education and youth development. If it ceases to be used for such purposes, then the property must, at the discretion of the Forest Service, revert to the United States.The exact acreage of land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service.The conveyance must be subject to valid existing rights, made without consideration, made by quitclaim deed, and subject to other terms and conditions that the Forest Service considers to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey, any environmental analysis or resources survey required under federal law, and any analysis required to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act.The bill prohibits the Forest Service from having to provide any covenant or warranty for the property and improvements conveyed to the county.

Legislative Subjects

ArkansasGeography and mappingLand transfers

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: Senate
Status: summarized
Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
Action Date: 2025-11-03
Date Added: 2026-04-10
Source: Congress.gov →

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