H.R. 1829 would direct the Forest Service to convey 233 acres of federal land in Gila County, Arizona, to the county, without consideration and subject to valid existing rights, if the county requests the land. Under the bill, the county would be required to pay all costs associated with a conveyance and the land would need to be used to provide services to veterans.
According to the Forest Service, the land is currently leased at no cost to a nonprofit organization that uses it to provide housing and other support to veterans and their families. Because the land does not generate any receipts for the federal government and any costs associated with conveying the land under the bill would be paid by the county, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not affect the federal budget.
