S. 2354: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-11-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 981.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-11-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey four specified parcels of land in Twin Falls, Idaho, to the city of Twin Falls for use to support public purposes of the Auger Falls Project, including a limited agricultural exemption to allow for water quality and wildlife habitat improvements. Prohibits the use of the conveyed land for residential or commercial purposes, except for the limited agricultural exemption described above. Authorizes the Secretary to require additional terms and conditions as considered appropriate to protect U.S. interests. Requires, if, the conveyed land is no longer used in accordance with this Act: (1) such land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary; and (2) if the Secretary chooses to have such land revert, and if it is environmentally contaminated, the city or any other person responsible for the contamination to remediate such contamination. Requires the city to pay all survey and other administrative costs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s)), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2354, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau fo Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho (2008-09-23); CBO cost estimate: S. 2354, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau fo Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho (2008-09-23)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s2354.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s2354 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110