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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 903
To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the
Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2003
Mr. Otter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the
Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sandpoint Land and Facilities
Conveyance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF SANDPOINT FEDERAL BUILDING AND ADJACENT LAND,
SANDPOINT, IDAHO.
(a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture,
without reimbursement, administrative jurisdiction over the Sandpoint
Federal Building and approximately 3.17 acres of land in Sandpoint,
Idaho, as depicted on the map entitled ``Sandpoint Federal Building,''
dated September 12, 2002.
(b) Assumption and Repayment of Debt.--As of the date on which
administrative jurisdiction of the property is transferred under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall assume the obligation of the
Administrator of General Services to repay to the Federal Finance Bank
the debt incurred with respect to the transferred property. The
Secretary may repay the debt using--
(1) the proceeds of the conveyance of the property under
this section;
(2) amounts appropriated to the Forest Service for the
rental, upkeep, and maintenance of facilities; and
(3) any other unobligated appropriated amounts available to
the Secretary.
(c) Conveyance of Property.--
(1) Conveyance authorized.--The Secretary may convey, by
quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the property transferred to the Secretary
under subsection (a). The conveyance shall be made by sale or
by exchange.
(2) Map.--Until the date on which the property is conveyed
under this section, the map referred to in subsection (a) shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of
the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the
Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho.
(3) Solicitations of offers.--The Secretary may solicit
offers for the conveyance of the property under this section on
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. The
Secretary may reject any offer made under this section if the
Secretary determines that the offer is not adequate or not in
the public interest.
(d) Consideration.--
(1) In general.--If the property is to be conveyed under
subsection (c) by sale, the recipient of the property shall pay
to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of
the conveyed property, as determined under subsection (e). At
the election of the Secretary, the consideration may be in the
form of cash or other consideration, including the construction
of administrative facilities for the National Forest System in
Bonner County, Idaho.
(2) Conditions on exchange.--If the property is to be
conveyed under subsection (c) in exchange for the construction
of administrative facilities--
(A) the construction of the administrative
facilities shall be subject to any terms or conditions
that the Secretary may prescribe by contract, including
final building design and costs; and
(B) the conveyance of the property shall be subject
to--
(i) the completion of the administrative
facilities in a manner satisfactory to the
Secretary;
(ii) the condition that the exchange be an
equal value exchange, or if the value of the
property and the administrative facilities are
not equal, as determined under paragraph (3),
that the values be equalized in accordance with
paragraph (4); and
(iii) any requirements of the Secretary
that the entity acquiring the property assume
any outstanding indebtedness on the property to
the Federal Finance Bank.
(3) Valuation.--The value of the property to be conveyed
under subsection (c), and the value of any administrative
facilities in exchange for the property, shall be determined by
an appraisal that--
(A) is acceptable to the Secretary; and
(B) conforms with the Uniform Appraisal Standards
for Federal Land Acquisitions.
(4) Equalization of values.--Notwithstanding section 206(b)
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716(b)), the Secretary may accept a cash equalization
payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the property
conveyed under subsection (c).
(e) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--
(1) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds
derived from the conveyence of the property under this section
in the fund established by Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as
the ``Sisk Act''; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
(2) Use.--Amounts deposited under this subsection shall be
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and
until expended, for--
(A) the acquisition, construction, or improvement
of administrative facilities and associated land in the
Northern Region of the Forest Service in the State of
Idaho; and
(B) the acquisition of land and interests in land
for addition to the National Forest System in the
Northern Region of the Forest Service in the State of
Idaho.
(3) Limitations.--Funds deposited under this subsection
shall not--
(A) be paid or distributed to States or counties
under any provision of law; or
(B) be considered to be moneys received from units
of the National Forest System for purposes of--
(i) the sixth paragraph under the heading
``Forest Service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908
(16 U.S.C. 500);
(ii) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911
(commonly known as the ``Weeks Law''; 16 U.S.C.
500); or
(iii) the fourteenth paragraph under the
heading ``Forest Service'' in the Act of March
4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501).
(f) Management of Acquired Law.--Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary shall manage any land acquired under this section in
accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks
Act''; 16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.) and other laws relating to the National
Forest System.
(g) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the conveyance of property under this section shall be subject to the
laws applicable to the conveyance of National Forest System land. Part
1955 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply to any
action carried out under this section.
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