Congress 108 - HR 2304 - To resolve boundary conflicts in the vicinity of the Mark Twain National Forest in Barry and Stone Counties, Missouri, that resulted from private landowner reliance on a subsequent Federal survey, and for other purposes.

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Administrative remedies Boundaries Claims Compensation (Law) Department of Agriculture Department of Defense Government liability Government Operations and Politics Land transfers Land use Landowners Law Licenses Missouri National forests Public Lands and Natural Resources Real estate appraisal Right-of-way Surveying Transportation and Public Works

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Establishes procedures for resolving the status of Federal land in Barry and Stone County, Missouri, claimed by private property owners based on land surveys subsequent to the Public Land Survey System land surveys upon which the original land patents were issued. Requires claimants to submit notice to the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of Agriculture (as appropriate) within 15 years of enactment of this Act and to establish their qualifications for a remedy.

Authorizes the appropriate Secretary, upon receiving notice from a qualifying claimant, to take any or a combination of the following actions to resolve boundary conflicts: (1) convey and quitclaim all right, title, and interest of the United States in the disputed land; (2) if there are Federal interests in such land, confirm Federal title to it and retain it in Federal management; and (3) compensate the qualifying claimant where title is confirmed and retained pursuant to item (2).

Requires conveyance of land under this Act without consideration, if the appropriate Secretary determines that the boundary conflict was the result of innocent detrimental reliance by the qualifying claimant on a subsequent land survey. Requires the appropriate Secretary to pay costs associated with the resolution of boundary disputes pursuant to this Act and to reimburse qualifying claimants for survey costs necessary to establish a claim.

Establishes rules for the treatment of preexisting conditions, existing reservations, and existing rights and uses.

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Nov 18, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 17, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11169-11170)
Nov 17, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11169-11170)
Nov 17, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2304.
Nov 17, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11169-11170)
Nov 17, 2003

Mr. Gutknecht moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 29, 2003

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 29, 2003

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 2003

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.
Jun 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 3, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jun 3, 2003

Introduced in House

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