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119-s-5359119th CongressWALLET

Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

Sponsored By: Senator Thune, John [R-SD]

In Committee

Summary

Conveys a roughly 9-acre parcel of Black Hills National Forest to Pennington County for use as a highway maintenance or other county public works facility. The bill would transfer all federal title and any improvements for about 8.97 acres shown on a June 22, 2026 map to Pennington County without monetary payment, subject to terms the Secretary of Agriculture finds appropriate. It would also require updating the Black Hills National Forest boundary to reflect the transfer and includes no separate authorization of funding or ongoing federal program duties beyond the conveyance.

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Pennington County gets forest land

This bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey about 8.97 acres of National Forest land to Pennington County, South Dakota. The parcel is shown as "Parcel to be Conveyed" on a map dated June 22, 2026. The transfer would be without monetary payment, subject to any terms the Secretary sets, and would include any improvements on the land. The county would be able to use the land for a public works facility or other county-determined needs. After conveyance, the Forest Service would change the Black Hills National Forest boundary to reflect the transfer. The bill would not authorize new funding or create ongoing federal program requirements beyond the transfer and boundary change.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Thune, John [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

    SD • R

    Sponsored 8/7/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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