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Releases the federal government's reversionary interest in about 0.62 acres of Chickasaw State Forest land in Chester County, Tennessee, and transfers the federal mineral rights under that parcel to the state without appraisal or environmental review.
Official title: A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest and convey mineral interests in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced
28-JAN-2025
Referred
28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
21-OCT-2025
Reported
27-OCT-2025
On the calendar
27-OCT-2025
- Releases the federal reversionary interest that would return the 1955 state forest parcel to the United States if it stops being used for public purposes
- Conveys the federal mineral interest in the parcel to Tennessee by quitclaim deed, without warranty and without payment
- Skips appraisals, mineral exploration, and environmental review, and requires Tennessee to pay the federal government's administrative costs
- Responds to a State survey finding that Bethel Baptist Church encroaches about 19 inches onto state-owned land
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to Senate, 27-OCT-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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