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Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026
Summary
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 2.5 acres of existing cemetery land and 2.5 acres of proposed cemetery expansion in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to Navajo County if requested within 180 days of enactment.
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 2.56 acres of existing cemetery land and 8.06 acres of proposed townsite land in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to Apache County if requested within 365 days of enactment.
- Requires both conveyances to be made at no cost to the counties, but each County must pay all costs associated with the conveyance including survey and environmental analysis.
- Requires the land conveyed to both counties to be used solely as cemeteries, with title reverting to the United States if the land is used inconsistently with this requirement.
- Conveyances are made by quitclaim deed and are subject to valid existing rights and any other terms the Secretary deems appropriate.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Elijah Crane’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $235,256
- REITRED $17,341
- SITE DEVELOPMENT $16,377
- AUTISM ACADEMY $10,969
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Elijah Crane → · Outside spending →
Actions (13)
- Jul 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493. · senate
- Jul 23, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. · senate
- Mar 4, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Feb 12, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. · senate
- May 14, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- May 13, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 13, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1975-1976) · house
- May 13, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1975-1976)
- May 13, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1829. · house
- May 13, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1975-1976) · house
- May 13, 2025 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Mar 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Mar 4, 2025 Introduced in House
More bills on these subjects (8)
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Text versions (4)
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.601 and H.R.1276, bills to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky, S.815, to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater", S.1135, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, S.1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, S.2102, to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site, S.2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S.3004, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S.3493, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, S.3527, to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, H.R.204, to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, H.R.952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California, H.R.1829, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, and the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, David LaCerte, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Kyle Haustveit, of North Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
- Hearings to examine S.462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, S.1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.1464, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development, S.1497, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S.1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, S.2417, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, S.2554, to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S.2754, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado, certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a reservoir, S.2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S.2860, to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, S.2968, to ensure access to certain public land, S.3004, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S.3082, to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, S.3493, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, S.3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, S.3527, to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, S.3695, to amend Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire and administer land under that Act, H.R.204, to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, H.R.677, to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior, H.R.952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California, H.R.1829, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, H.R.3872, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals, H.R.3937, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Full text
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, and for other purposes.
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 “Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1829
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, and for other purposes.
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