S. 1548: Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006

Plain summary

Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, a specified parcel of Forest Service land within the city. Excludes a certain part of such land from the conveyance. Allows the United States to reserve a right-of-way to provide access to the excluded land. Provides that if any part of the land conveyed to the city (other than a part of land sold pursuant to this Act) ceases to be used for public purposes, the land may revert to the United States. Requires, if the city sells any part of such conveyed land: (1) the amount of consideration for the sale to reflect fair market value, as determined by an appraisal; and (2) the city to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the gross proceeds of the sale which shall be available for the Tongass National Forest. Amends the George Washington Birthplace National Monument Expansion and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site to provide for offsets.

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Official text

Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1548, Coffman Cover Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006 (2006-06-20); CBO cost estimate: S. 1548, Coffman Cover Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2006 (2006-06-20)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.

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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-109s1548.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1548 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109