Rep. Gosar Introduces Cottonwood Land Exchange Act

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4473, the Cottonwood Land Exchange Act, at the request of Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, in order to facilitate a land exchange between the County and Coconino National Forest near Cottonwood, Arizona for the purposes of connecting separated tracts and consolidating land:

"This bill represents years of conversation and meetings amongst Yavapai County officials, community members and the Forest Service. This commonsense legislation will yield significant benefits to the people of Arizona by consolidating multiple checkerboards of land. Currently, most of the current parcel owned by the county is unusable due to the presence of an endangered species. The current parcel that is owned by the Forest Service is surrounded by county and private land. This bipartisan bill is good for the County, good for the Forest Service, good for local species and most importantly makes the most efficient use of our land for the people of Arizona."

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