Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

[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. <all>