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Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R–SD
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-31 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would require the federal government to transfer about 8.97 acres of national forest land and its improvements to Pennington County, South Dakota, without payment. The county could use the property for a public works facility or other uses it determines necessary, subject to terms set by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Black Hills National Forest boundary would be adjusted to reflect the transfer.
(1) County The term County means Pennington County, South Dakota.
(A) the parcel of approximately 8.97 acres of National Forest System land within the boundary of the Black Hills National Forest, as generally depicted as Parcel to be Conveyed on the map entitled Pennington County (SD) Highway Maintenance Facility Land Conveyance and dated June 22, 2026; and (B) any improvements to the National Forest System land described in subparagraph (A).
(b) Conveyance As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration and subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used by the County for a public works facility or any other uses determined to be necessary by the County.
(c) Boundary modification On the conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the Black Hills National Forest to reflect the conveyance of the Federal land.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Pennington County Land Conveyance Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pennington County Land Conveyance Act.
The proposed transfer covers approximately 8.97 acres identified on a map dated June 22, 2026, along with any improvements on that land.
(2) Federal land The term Federal land means— (A) the parcel of approximately 8.97 acres of National Forest System land within the boundary of the Black Hills National Forest, as generally depicted as Parcel to be Conveyed on the map entitled Pennington County (SD) Highway Maintenance Facility Land Conveyance and dated June 22, 2026; and (B) any improvements to the National Forest System land described in subparagraph (A).
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, would have to transfer all federal ownership interests in the property as soon as practicable after enactment. The county would provide no payment or other compensation, and the Secretary could impose terms and conditions considered appropriate. The bill sets no fixed calendar deadline.
(3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(b) Conveyance As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration and subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used by the County for a public works facility or any other uses determined to be necessary by the County.
The county could use the property for a public works facility or any other uses it determines necessary. The permitted uses therefore extend beyond the highway maintenance facility named in the referenced map.
the map entitled Pennington County (SD) Highway Maintenance Facility Land Conveyance
to be used by the County for a public works facility or any other uses determined to be necessary by the County.
When the transfer occurs, the Secretary would have to adjust the Black Hills National Forest boundary to reflect it.
(c) Boundary modification On the conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the Black Hills National Forest to reflect the conveyance of the Federal land.
The official-actions snapshot updated September 8, 2026, records that the bill was introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 31, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-08T18:14:27Z. 2026-08-31: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2026-08-31: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-31. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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The supplied introduced text contains a narrow property benefit for a named local government as its central policy.
Pennington County, South Dakota, would receive the specified federal property without payment or other compensation. This is a direct benefit to a particular county, subject to terms the Secretary considers appropriate, with permitted uses extending to any uses the county determines necessary.
(1) County The term County means Pennington County, South Dakota.
(b) Conveyance As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration and subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land, to be used by the County for a public works facility or any other uses determined to be necessary by the County.
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