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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Perry County, Arkansas, will take over an 0.81-acre federal Forest Service property in Perryville at no purchase cost to use for community programs like education and youth development. To finalize the transfer, the county must cover all related expenses, including land surveys, historic preservation analyses, and environmental reviews. The county also takes the property without standard federal environmental cleanup warranties, and the federal government can reclaim the land if it is ever used for non-public purposes.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill directly affects only Perry County local government and users of the single parcel.
Fiscal magnitude—Not determinable from the text provided; the conveyance is made without consideration, and administrative/survey costs are to be covered by Perry County without specified dollar amounts.
Reach6provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Federal lands & resources−15Pollution & development−12
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Perry County, ArkansasCan acquire approximately 0.81 acres of federal Forest Service land and improvements at no purchase price if requested in writing within 180 days (Sec. 1(a)-(c)).
Who it burdens
- Perry County, ArkansasMust restrict the property to public purposes like education and youth development, risks losing the land back to the federal government if that use stops, and receives the land via quitclaim deed without standard federal environmental covenants or warranties (Sec. 1(c), 1(e)-(g)).
- U.S. Forest ServiceMust transfer all right, title, and interest in 0.81 acres of federal property in Perryville to Perry County upon timely request (Sec. 1(a)-(b)).
Who backs it
- Perry County, ArkansasRequired to pay all expenses related to the land transfer, including costs for boundary surveys, environmental reviews, and historic preservation compliance (Sec. 1(d)).