To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and for other purposes.

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Related Senate bill: S.33 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 28, 2004

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain administrative sites and land in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas. States that any resultant funds shall be available for acquisition, improvement, or construction of administrative facilities, land, or interests in land for the national forests in Arkansas or Oklahoma.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D–AR

Committees

Natural Resources Committee
Agriculture Committee

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Apr 28, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 17, 2004
Favorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
Jan 30, 2004
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jan 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jan 29, 2004
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jan 29, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jan 28, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2004
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2004
Introduced in House

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S 33 · A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

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Discuss H.R.3744, 108th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3744

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr3744/BILLS-108hr3744ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3744, 108th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3744

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr3744/BILLS-108hr3744ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3744, 108th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3744

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr3744/BILLS-108hr3744ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:58Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3744, 108th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3744

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-01-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr3744/BILLS-108hr3744ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:58Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3744 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.