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Pennington County Land Conveyance Act
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
Summary
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey approximately 8.97 acres of National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to Pennington County, South Dakota without payment
- Allows Pennington County to use the conveyed land for a public works facility or any other uses the County determines necessary
- Conveyance is subject to any terms and conditions the Secretary determines appropriate
- Requires the Secretary to modify the Black Hills National Forest boundary to reflect the land conveyance
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
Actions (2)
- Aug 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4567) · senate
- Aug 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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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
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>
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