[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 435 Referred in House (RFH)]
1st Session
S. 435
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 25, 2003
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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AN ACT
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, on file in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service and the Office of the Supervisor, Idaho National
Panhandle Forest, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
(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 may be made by sale or by
exchange.
(2) 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) Conditions of sale.--If the property is conveyed under
subsection (c) by sale, the purchaser shall pay to the
Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the
property as determined under paragraph (3). 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 of exchange.--If the property is conveyed in
exchange for construction of administrative facilities, the
conveyance shall be subject to--
(A) construction of the administrative facilities
in accordance with terms or conditions that the
Secretary may prescribe, including final building
design and costs;
(B) completion of the administrative facilities in
a manner satisfactory to the Secretary;
(C) 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
(D) 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 conforms to the Uniform Appraisal Standards
for Federal Land Acquisitions and is acceptable to the
Secretary.
(4) Equalization of values.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary may accept a cash equalization
payment in excess of 25 percent of the value of the property
conveyed under subsection (c).
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
(a) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds
derived for the conveyance 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).
(b) Use of Proceeds.--Amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall
be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until
expended, for--
(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of
administrative facilities and associated land; and
(2) 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.
(c) Limitations.--Funds deposited under subsection (a) shall not be
paid or distributed to States or counties under any provision of law,
or otherwise considered moneys received from units of the National
Forest System for purposes of--
(1) the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500);
(2) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500,
commonly known as the ``Weeks Law''); or
(3) the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501).
(d) Management of Lands Acquired by the United States.--Subject to
valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage any land acquired
under this Act, in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C.
480 et seq., commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'') and other laws
relating to the National Forest System.
(e) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the conveyance of property under this section shall be subject to the
laws applicable to conveyances 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.
Passed the Senate November 24, 2003.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.