# Plain Language Summary: Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025

This bill transfers ownership of two cemetery properties from the federal government to two Arizona counties. The federal government currently owns these lands as part of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, but this bill would hand them over to Navajo County and Apache County so each county can manage and expand their local cemeteries.

Navajo County would receive about 5 acres total—roughly 2.5 acres where an existing cemetery is located, plus another 2.5 acres for expansion. Apache County would get about 10.6 acres, including roughly 2.56 acres with an existing cemetery and about 8 acres for a proposed townsite expansion. Both counties have strict deadlines to request these properties: Navajo County has 180 days after the bill becomes law, and Apache County has 365 days. If they don't request the land within these timeframes, the deal falls through.

The counties won't pay the federal government for the land itself, but they will have to cover all the costs involved in the transfer, including surveying the properties and conducting any environmental studies required by federal law. The land transfers come with an important restriction: both counties must use the property exclusively for cemetery purposes. If either county tries to use the land for anything else, ownership automatically reverts back to the federal government. The counties will receive the property through a quitclaim deed, which is a standard legal document that transfers whatever rights the government has without making any guarantees about the property's condition or history.

Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025

Crane, Elijah

Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025This bill requires the Forest Service to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to Navajo County and Apache County, Arizona. The counties must use the land as cemeteries.As a condition of each conveyance, the counties must pay all associated costs, including the costs of surveys and environmental analyses.