# 119-s-5359: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

119-s-5359, Pennington County Land Conveyance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5359
- As of: 2026-10-03
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5359
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pennington County gets forest land: benefit, low. 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…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5359)

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- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-699: Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-699)
- [119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-558)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5359 (as of 2026-10-03).