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The bill quickly transfers a small federal parcel and its mineral rights to Tennessee—securing state ownership and avoiding administrative delays—while foregoing appraisal, environmental review, and potential federal revenue, and creating a precedent for reduced public oversight.
The State of Tennessee receives clear title to a 0.62-acre parcel and its associated mineral rights without payment, securing property and mineral ownership for the state.
Conveyance is expedited by waiving appraisal and some review requirements, avoiding administrative delay and reducing transaction costs for the state.
The conveyance bypasses federal environmental and appraisal safeguards, risking loss of information about site contamination, ecological impacts, and accurate mineral valuation.
The federal government may forgo potential monetary value from the land or mineral rights because no appraisal or consideration is required, reducing potential public revenue.
Authorizing a targeted conveyance that sidesteps normal public review and oversight sets a precedent that can reduce transparency and accountability for future transfers of federal property.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Conveys federal reversionary and mineral interests in a ~0.62‑acre Chickasaw State Forest parcel to Tennessee, waiving standard procedural reviews and requiring the State to reimburse administrative costs.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Marsha Blackburn · Last progress January 28, 2025
Transfers the federal government's reversionary interest and quitclaims federal mineral rights in a specific ~0.62‑acre parcel of Chickasaw State Forest in Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, to the State of Tennessee. The transfer is done without payment and without the usual appraisals, exploratory work, environmental reviews, or other normal procedural steps, but the State must reimburse the federal government for any administrative costs the federal government incurs in carrying out the actions.