To direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey.
Public Law 107-371 · H.R. 4874 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 19, 2002 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Butch Otter (R-ID-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to conduct a survey investigation of the conditions along the lakeshores of Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho; (2) to resurvey the original meander lines along the lakeshores, using the results of such survey; (3) upon acceptance and approval of such surveys, to prepare a recordable disclaimer of interest with land descriptions, using the lot or tract numbers of any lands omitted due to gross error or fraud by the original surveyor and lands lying outside the record meander lines as shown on the survey plats; and (4) to record such disclaimer of interest simultaneously with the filing of the surveys. Authorizes appropriations, to be available without fiscal year limitation.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 19, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-371.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 10, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 1, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 24, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 12, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 18, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 9, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 11, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 5, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.