Arkansas county gains small federal land parcel for public use
S. 3095 — An original bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. · Filed by John Boozman (R-AR) · Introduced Nov 3, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer a small parcel of federal Forest Service land (0.81 acres in Perryville, Arkansas) to Perry County at no cost to the federal government. Perry County must pay all survey, environmental analysis, and legal costs associated with the transfer. The land must be used only for public purposes like education and youth development, or it reverts to federal ownership.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is a straightforward transfer of a small federal parcel to a county government for public use, with clear conditions and cost allocation. This is routine intergovernmental property disposition.
What the text implies
- The environmental liability waiver (CERCLA § 120(3) exemption) shields the federal government from future cleanup costs if contamination is discovered post-transfer, shifting potential environmental remediation burden entirely to Perry County.
- The 'public purposes' language is broad enough to encompass a range of county uses; enforcement of the reversion clause depends on Secretary discretion and may face practical or political obstacles.
- The bill does not specify what happens to the property if the county declines the conveyance within 180 days, leaving the land's status ambiguous.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Perry County residents gain access to a small federal property for public purposes (education, youth development) at no cost to taxpayers; the county bears all transfer costs. The reversion clause protects the public interest if the land is misused. No restrictions on citizen rights or protections are imposed.
Named in the bill
Perry County, Arkansas, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Perryville, Arkansas
Where it stands
- Nov 3, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Nov 3, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boozman.”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,937 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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