Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

H.R.903 through Congress

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HouseFeb 25, 2003IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.435 Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 25, 2003

Sandpoint Land and Facilities Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over certain land in Sandpoint, Idaho (the property), with the Secretary assuming the obligation of the Administrator to repay to the Federal Finance Bank the debt incurred with respect to the property.Permits the Secretary to exchange all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property in an exchange of equal value, in which the recipient of the property may agree to construct administrative facilities for the National Forest System in Bonner County, Idaho. Requires a recipient to honor any outstanding indebtedness on the property to the Federal Finance Bank.Directs the Secretary to use proceeds from the sale of the property for: (1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative facilities and associated land in the Northern Region of the Forest Service in Idaho; and (2) the acquisition of land and interests in land for addition to National Forest System land in such region. Forbids any proceeds from being distributed to States or counties or from being considered moneys received from units of the National Forest System under specified laws.Requires the Secretary to manage any land acquired under this Act in accordance with the Weeks Act.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R–ID

Committees

Natural Resources Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Legislative record

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Feb 28, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House

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S 435 · Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

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Discuss H.R.903, 108th Congress: Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr903/BILLS-108hr903ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.903, 108th Congress: Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr903/BILLS-108hr903ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:01:37Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.903, 108th Congress: Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr903/BILLS-108hr903ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:01:37Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.903, 108th Congress: Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/903

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-02-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr903/BILLS-108hr903ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:01:37Z. 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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