U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10136: Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Conveyance of the Crossett Experimental Forest (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (2) State The term State means the State of Arkansas. (3) Forest The term Forest means the Crossett Experimental Forest, the R.R. Reynolds Research Natural Area, and associated facilities, generally depicted as USDA Forest Service on the map entitled Crossett Experimental Forest and dated May 1, 2026. (b) Conveyance required Subject to this section, if the State submits to the Secretary a written request for conveyance of the Forest not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the State all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Forest. (c) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (b) shall be-- (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without consideration; (3) made by quitclaim deed; (4) subject to the requirements under subsection (f); and (5) subject to such other terms and conditions as …
Sponsors
- Bruce Westerman (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 761.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-864.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Forests, forestry, trees, Arkansas, Public Lands and Natural Resources, Land use and conservation, Land transfers, Geography and mapping
Common questions
- What is HB10136?
- HB10136 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026.
- What does HB10136 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Crossett Experimental Forest to the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10136?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 761. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10136?
- Bruce Westerman (R).
- Where is the official record for HB10136?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10136
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