Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026 in plain language
1: Short title
This section would let the Act be officially called the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025 .
2: Conveyance of certain land within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to Navajo County, Arizona
This section would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to convey to Navajo County, Arizona, all United States right, title, and interest in two parcels of National Forest System land in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona, shown on a map titled Pinedale Cemetery Expansion and dated May 23, 2022: a parcel of about 2.5 acres shown on the map as the existing cemetery, and a parcel of about 2.5 acres shown on the map as the proposed expansion. The Secretary would have to make the conveyance only if the County first submits a written request for it, and only if that request is submitted not later than 180 days after the Act becomes law. The Secretary could correct minor errors in the map, and a copy of the map would have to be kept on file and available for public inspection at the appropriate Forest Service offices. The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed would be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The conveyance would be subject to valid existing rights, made without any payment from the County, made by quitclaim deed, not subject to the environmental cleanup requirement in section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and subject to any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. As a condition of receiving the land, the County would have to pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of any needed survey and the cost of any environmental analysis and resource surveys required by federal law. The County would have to use the conveyed property as a cemetery, and if the property is ever used in a way inconsistent with that requirement, all right, title, and interest in the property would revert to the United States.
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2. Conveyance of certain land within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to Navajo County, Arizona (a) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means Navajo County, Arizona. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Pinedale Cemetery Expansion and dated May 23, 2022. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (b) Conveyance required Subject to this section, if the County submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the property described in subsection (c)(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (c)(1). (c) Property described (1) In general The property referred to in subsection (b) is— (A) the parcel of real property, including all land and improvements, generally depicted as Exist. Cemetery on the map, consisting of approximately 2.5 acres of National Forest System land located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona; and (B) the parcel of real property, including all land and improvements, generally depicted as Proposed Expansion on the map, consisting of approximately 2.5 acres of National Forest System land located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona. (2) Map (A) Minor errors The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map. (B) Availability A copy of the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. (3) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (d) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (b) shall— (1) be subject to valid existing rights; (2) be made without consideration; (3) be made by quitclaim deed; (4) not be subject to section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) ); and (5) be subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (e) Costs of conveyance As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of— (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection (c)(3); and (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys required by Federal law. (f) Required use as cemetery The property conveyed to the County under subsection (b) shall be used by the County as a cemetery. (g) Reversion If the property conveyed under subsection (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirement of subsection (f), all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert to the United States.
3: Conveyance of certain land within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to Apache County, Arizona
This section would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to convey to Apache County, Arizona, all United States right, title, and interest in two parcels of National Forest System land in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona, shown on a map titled Exhibit, Alpine Cemetery Townsite and dated October 2019: a parcel of about 2.56 acres shown on the map as the existing Alpine cemetery, and a parcel of about 8.06 acres shown on the map as the proposed townsite tract. The Secretary would have to make the conveyance only if the County first submits a written request for it, and only if that request is submitted not later than 365 days after the Act becomes law. The Secretary could correct minor errors in the map, and a copy of the map would have to be kept on file and available for public inspection at the appropriate Forest Service offices. The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed would be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The conveyance would be subject to valid existing rights, made without any payment from the County, made by quitclaim deed, not subject to the environmental cleanup requirement in section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and subject to any other terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. As a condition of receiving the land, the County would have to pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of any needed survey and the cost of any environmental analysis and resource surveys required by federal law. The County would have to use the conveyed property as a cemetery, and if the property is ever used in a way inconsistent with that requirement, all right, title, and interest in the property would revert to the United States.
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3. Conveyance of certain land within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to Apache County, Arizona (a) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means Apache County, Arizona. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Exhibit, Alpine Cemetery Townsite and dated October, 2019. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (b) Conveyance required Subject to this section, if the County submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the property described in subsection (c)(1) not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in subsection (c)(1). (c) Property described (1) In general The property referred to in subsection (b) is— (A) the parcel of real property, including all land and improvements, generally depicted as the Existing Alpine Cemetery on the map, consisting of approximately 2.56 acres of National Forest System land located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona; and (B) the parcel of real property, including all land and improvements, generally depicted as the Proposed Townsite Tract on the map, consisting of approximately 8.06 acres of National Forest System land located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona. (2) Map (A) Minor errors The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map. (B) Availability A copy of the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. (3) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (d) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (b) shall— (1) be subject to valid existing rights; (2) be made without consideration; (3) be made by quitclaim deed; (4) not be subject to section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) ); and (5) be subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (e) Costs of conveyance As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (b), the County shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of— (1) a survey, if necessary, under subsection (c)(3); and (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys required by Federal law. (f) Required use as cemetery The property conveyed to the County under subsection (b) shall be used by the County as a cemetery. (g) Reversion If the property conveyed under subsection (b) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirement of subsection (f), all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert to the United States.