H.R. 3427: Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-10-30 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-10-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act

Plain summary

Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act - Requires that: (1) if the City of Craig, Alaska (the City), tenders all right, title, and interest of the City in and to specified land, including municipal land identified as the "Sunnahae Trail and Recreation Parcel and Craig Cannery Property" to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than six months after the date the City receives the results of the Secretary's appraisal, the Secretary shall accept such tender; (2) the City use the funds received for such transfer to purchase the "Wards Cove Property"; (3) the land being transferred shall be of equal value, except that the Secretary and the City may equalize the values by adjusting acreage or by payments not to exceed $100,000; (4) the Secretary, prior to any conveyance under this Act, conduct the appraisal of the land in accordance with specified standards; and (5) the land received by the Secretary become part of the Tongass National Forest. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3427, Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act (2004-07-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3427, Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act (2004-07-30)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3427.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3427 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108