H.R. 3217: To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 3217: To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, and for other purposes.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-10-01 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-381.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-10-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-381. (final step reached)
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Official title
To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey without consideration specified parcels of real property in the Apalachicola National Forest to the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies. Authorizes the Secretary to require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance as may be necessary to protect the interests of the United States.
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Official text
To provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, and for other purposes.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3217, A bill to provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachiocola National Forest, Florida, and to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakul (2003-11-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3217, A bill to provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachiocola National Forest, Florida, and to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakul (2003-11-04)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3217.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr3217 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108