JESSIEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Federal lawmakers have approved the Walnut Grove Land
Exchange Act this week, which authorizes a land swap between the U.S. Forest
Service and Walnut Grove Community Church in Garland County.
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported the bill was sent to President Donald J. Trump for his signature. The House overwhelmingly passed the bill in September, but it stalled in Senate during the final days of the session. Supporters said Sen. John Boozman, a Republican from Rogers, helped the bill finally gain traction.
The congregation’s place of worship currently sits on federal property. It
offered to trade roughly six acres along the Ouachita National Forest for a
4-acre plot, where it will worship and bury the deceased.
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