HR 1829
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer two tracts of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest land in Arizona to Navajo County and Apache County for use as cemeteries, with the counties paying the costs of the transfer.
Official title: Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-MAR-2025
Referred
04-MAR-2025
Passed
13-MAY-2025
Senate
Received
14-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
04-MAR-2026
Reported
23-JUL-2026
On the calendar
23-JUL-2026
- Requires the Forest Service to convey two 2.5-acre parcels for the Pinedale Cemetery expansion to Navajo County if the county submits a written request within 180 days of enactment.
- Requires the Forest Service to convey parcels of about 2.00 and 6.17 acres for the Alpine Cemetery to Apache County if the county submits a written request within 365 days of enactment.
- Makes the transfers without payment for the land, by quitclaim deed, and requires the counties to pay survey and environmental analysis costs.
- Requires each parcel to be used as a cemetery, with the land reverting to the United States at the Secretary's discretion if the use changes and reversion serves the national interest.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (04-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 23-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
No cosponsors.