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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5359 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5359
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County,
South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 7, 2026
Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County,
South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pennington County Land Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Pennington County,
South Dakota.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
(A) the parcel of approximately 8.97 acres of
National Forest System land within the boundary of the
Black Hills National Forest, as generally depicted as
``Parcel to be Conveyed'' on the map entitled
``Pennington County (SD) Highway Maintenance Facility
Land Conveyance'' and dated June 22, 2026; and
(B) any improvements to the National Forest System
land described in subparagraph (A).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(b) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without
consideration and subject to any terms and conditions that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used by the
County for a public works facility or any other uses determined to be
necessary by the County.
(c) Boundary Modification.--On the conveyance of the Federal land
to the County under subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the
boundary of the Black Hills National Forest to reflect the conveyance
of the Federal land.
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