S. 435: Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Plain summary

Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over certain land in Sandpoint, Idaho, with the Secretary assuming the obligation of the Administrator to repay to the Federal Finance Bank the debt incurred with respect to the property. Permits the Secretary to convey such property by: (1) sale for fair market value in the form of cash or other consideration; or (2) exchange for construction of administrative facilities for the National Forest System (NFS) in Bonner County, Idaho, and a cash equalization payment, if necessary. Requires a recipient to assume any outstanding indebtedness on the property to the Federal Finance Bank. Directs the Secretary to use proceeds from the sale of the property for: (1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative facilities and associated land; and (2) the acquisition of land for addition to the NFS in the Northern Region of the Forest Service in Idaho. Requires the Secretary to manage any land acquired under this Act in accordance with the Weeks Act and other laws relating to the NFS.

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Official text

Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 435, Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003 (2003-08-05); CBO cost estimate: S. 435, Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003 (2003-08-05)

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Mike Crapo (R-ID)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s435.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s435 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108