S.2063 / 107th Congress

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.

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Official summary

Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Nov 20, 2002

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.Authorizes appropriations.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D–AR

Committees

Agriculture Committee
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Legislative record

Actions

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Nov 22, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 22, 2002
Received in the House.
Nov 22, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Nov 20, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11799-11800)
Nov 20, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S11799-11800)
Nov 20, 2002
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11799-11800)
Nov 20, 2002
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11799-11800)
Mar 21, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 21, 2002
Introduced in Senate

Primary sources

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Referred in House · Nov 22, 2002 Formatted Text PDF
Engrossed in Senate · Nov 20, 2002 Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate · Mar 21, 2002 Formatted Text PDF

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Discuss S.2063, 107th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2063

Text version to examine: Referred in House · 2002-11-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/s2063/BILLS-107s2063rfh.htm

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Discuss S.2063, 107th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2063

Text version to examine: Referred in House · 2002-11-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/s2063/BILLS-107s2063rfh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T16:41:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.2063, 107th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2063

Text version to examine: Referred in House · 2002-11-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/s2063/BILLS-107s2063rfh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T16:41:42Z. 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 S.2063, 107th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2063

Text version to examine: Referred in House · 2002-11-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/s2063/BILLS-107s2063rfh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T16:41:42Z. 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 S.2063 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.