To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.

This bill lets the U.S. Department of Agriculture give Perry County, Arkansas, a small piece of Forest Service land for community use. The land is about 0.81 acres at 1069 Fourche Avenue in Perryville. The county must send a written request within 180 days after the law takes effect to receive it.

The land would be given for free, but the county must pay all transfer costs, like surveys and any required environmental or historic reviews. The land must be used for public purposes, such as education or youth programs. If it stops being used for public purposes, it can go back to the federal government. The federal government does not promise or guarantee the property’s environmental condition, and any existing legal rights on the land stay in place.

• Who is affected: Perry County and residents near Perryville; the U.S. Forest Service.
• What changes: County can obtain the property for public use at no cost for the land itself; it pays transfer-related costs; if the county stops public use, the land can revert to the U.S.; no federal environmental guarantee.
• When: The county must request the land within 180 days after the law is enacted.