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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. 
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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
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 Representa-
tives 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
JURISDIC-
TION.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture, without re-
imbursement, 
administrative 
jurisdiction 
over 
the 
Sandpoint Federal Building and approximately 3.17 acres 
of land in Sandpoint, Idaho, as depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Sandpoint Federal Building,’’ dated September 12, 
2002. 
(b) ASSUMPTION AND REPAYMENT OF DEBT.—As of 
the date on which administrative jurisdiction of the prop-
erty is transferred under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall assume the obligation of the Administrator of Gen-
eral 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 prop-
erty 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 ex-
change. 
(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 re-
ject any offer made under this section if the Sec-
retary determines that the offer is not adequate or 
not in the public interest. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the property is to be con-
veyed 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 prop-
erty, 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 prop-
erty is to be conveyed under subsection (c) in ex-
change for the construction of administrative facili-
ties—
(A) the construction of the administrative 
facilities shall be subject to any terms or condi-
tions that the Secretary may prescribe by con-
tract, including final building design and costs; 
and 
(B) the conveyance of the property shall be 
subject to—
(i) the completion of the administra-
tive 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 facili-
ties 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 as-
sume 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.—Notwith-
standing 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 pay-
ment 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 sub-
section shall be available to the Secretary, without 
further appropriation and until expended, for—
(A) the acquisition, construction, or im-
provement of administrative facilities and asso-
ciated land in the Northern Region of the For-
est 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 Na-
tional Forest System. 
(g) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the conveyance of property under this sec-
tion shall be subject to the laws applicable to the convey-
ance of National Forest System land. Part 1955 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply to any ac-
tion carried out under this section.
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