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S5359Referred to Committee

Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-07
Introduced
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Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

John Thune
John Thune
Republican · SD · Senator
Votes with party: 74.9% (889 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000250

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Mike Rounds (R-SD)Original· 2026-08-07

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4567)

2026-08-07

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-08-07

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-08-07. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5359 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5359 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 7, 2026 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pennington County Land Conveyance Act''. SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Pennington County, South Dakota. (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). (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. (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. <all>
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