S. 1167: A bill to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-06-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-279.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-06-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-279. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri.

Plain summary

Establishes procedures for resolving the status of Federal land in Barry and Stone County, Missouri, which is claimed by private property owners based on land surveys subsequent to the Public Land Survey System land surveys upon which the original land patents were issued. Directs the appropriate Secretary (the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of Agriculture), upon receiving notification of a boundary conflict from a qualifying claimant, to: (1) convey and quitclaim all right, title, and interest of the United States in the overlapping land; or (2) if there are Federal interests in such land, to confirm Federal title to it and retain it in Federal management, while compensating the qualifying claimant. Establishes rules for the treatment of preexisting conditions, existing reservations, and existing rights and uses. Requires any qualifying claimant to file for resolution of a boundary conflict within 15 years of the enactment of this Act.

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Official text

A bill to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1167, A bill to resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone counties in the state of Missouri (2004-02-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 1167, A bill to resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone counties in the state of Missouri (2004-02-24)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s1167.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s1167 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108