House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-230
To require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes.
Became law on May 28, 2004.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2003
- Committee actionSep 24, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 8, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 19, 2004 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 21, 2004
- Became lawMay 28, 2004
Latest action: May 28, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-230.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 708.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 708, A bill to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes” on September 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14781
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5020d164b9d0e824c3fb7cfffff94fa60f1d18e2e36b906c806e9ec9eb02c23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 708, A bill to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes” on September 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14781
- CBO publication date
- September 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5020d164b9d0e824c3fb7cfffff94fa60f1d18e2e36b906c806e9ec9eb02c23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 708, An act to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes” on February 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 11, 2004</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15305
- CBO publication date
- February 23, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5020d164b9d0e824c3fb7cfffff94fa60f1d18e2e36b906c806e9ec9eb02c23
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 708, An act to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes” on February 23, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 11, 2004”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 23, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15305
- CBO publication date
- February 23, 2004
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5020d164b9d0e824c3fb7cfffff94fa60f1d18e2e36b906c806e9ec9eb02c23
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 108-242 ↗; H. Rept. 108-293 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 9, 2004 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/SRPT/242
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/293 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5020d164b9d0e824c3fb7cfffff94fa60f1d18e2e36b906c806e9ec9eb02c23
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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