Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024
- Last Action
- 9/25/2024
Actions
- 2024-09-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2024-09-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2024-09-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5721)
- 2024-09-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5721)
- 2024-09-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1657.
- 2024-09-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5721-5722)
- 2024-09-24Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2024-09-12Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
- 2024-09-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-665.
- 2024-09-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-665.
- 2024-03-12Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- 2024-03-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2024-03-12Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- 2023-09-19Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2023-04-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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CRS Summary
As of 2024-09-12 (07)
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024
This bill directs the Forest Service to exchange specified land in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota for specified land owned by Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC (BWLT), if BWLT offers to make the exchange. The land acquired by the Forest Service must be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest.
The bill outlines requirements and conditions for the exchange. For example, the Forest Service must reserve an easement for road access to certain land in the forest. The bill also conditions the exchange on the satisfactory completion of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment by BWLT before the nonfederal land is accepted in the exchange.
In addition, the exchange must be for equal value or the values must be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception.
Finally, the bill directs BWLT to pay all closing costs associated with the exchange.
Cosponsors (4)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Subjects
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Geography and mapping
- Land transfers
- Minnesota
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