H.R. 3008: To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 3008: To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 25 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3008 (2014-01-27), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 16, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), if the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California, offers to convey to the Secretary a parcel of non-federal land that is acceptable to the Secretary and the Secretary accepts the offer, to convey approximately five acres of certain identified National Forest System land in Santa Barbara County to the Foundation. Subjects the land exchange to provisions under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 related to exchanges of public lands and interests therein within the National Forest System. Expresses the intent of Congress that the land exchange be completed within two years of enactment of this Act. Allows the Secretary to offer to sell to the White Lotus Foundation the federal land for fair market value if such exchange is not completed by such time. Makes the land exchange and any such sale subject to specified additional terms and conditions, including to valid existing rights and the White Lotus Foundation paying the reasonable costs of surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the exchange or sale. Requires land conveyed by exchange or sale under this Act to be appraised by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary and such an appraisal to be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards.
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To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · 0 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 25 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3008 (2014-01-27): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- 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 House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3008.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3008 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113