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H.R. 10190House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Pennington County Land Conveyance Act

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.

Sponsored by Dusty JohnsonRep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Introduced August 31, 2026

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The Pennington County Land Conveyance Act directs the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to transfer roughly 9 acres of National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to Pennington County, South Dakota. The land is to be given free of charge, with any conditions the Secretary deems appropriate, for use as a public works facility or other county‑determined needs. The act also requires the forest’s official boundary to be updated to reflect the transfer.

Key Provisions

  • Defines the land to be conveyed as about 8.97 acres of National Forest land and any improvements on it.
  • Orders the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer full title of the land to Pennington County without payment, subject to any terms the Secretary sets.
  • Specifies the land must be used for a public works facility or other purposes the county finds necessary.
  • Requires the Forest Service to adjust the Black Hills National Forest boundary to remove the conveyed parcel.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

August 31, 2026

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Introduced in House

August 31, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

August 31, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 31, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10190

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 31, 2026

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pennington County Land Conveyance Act.

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.