S. 5359

119 S5359 IS: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-08-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5359  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    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pennington County Land Conveyance Act  .
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.