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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate bill directs transfer of Pleasant Valley Ranger District site to Gila County, Arizona
Last action · July 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.Sponsors: Mark Kelly and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to transfer ownership of the Pleasant Valley Ranger District to Gila County, Arizona. The measure is currently awaiting consideration on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
The transfer would shift control of federal administrative land to local county government, potentially changing how the site is managed, maintained, or utilized for local public services.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Gila County, Arizona
The county is the designated recipient of the land transfer.
Department of Agriculture
The department is required to convey the administrative site currently under its jurisdiction.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jul 23, 2026SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
- Jul 23, 2026SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Feb 25, 2025SenateCommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 25, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
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Federal-to-Local Land Transfer
The bill represents a specific instance of federal divestment of administrative property to a local county government.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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