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H.R. 1651: Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003

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H.R. 1651: Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003

Plain summary

Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, upon receiving an offer of exchange from the owner of certain land in Mt. Diablo Meridian, California (the non-Federal land), to convey by quit claim deed all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain other land in Mt. Diablo Meridian (the Federal land) to the owner of the non-Federal land in exchange for the non-Federal land. Assigns values to the lands to be conveyed. Permits the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal land. Directs the Secretary to manage the non-Federal land, once it is conveyed, in accordance with the Weeks Act. Makes the exchange contingent upon the recipient of the Federal land conveying it to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Directs the Secretary to deposit any cash equalization funds in the fund established by the Sisk Act, to be expended for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands for the National Forest System in the State of California.

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Official text

Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1651, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003 (2003-07-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1651, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003 (2003-07-17)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1651 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108