H.R. 1657 · 118th Congress
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024
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- House Introduced Mar 17, 2023
- House Passed Sep 24, 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.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Sep 12, 2024
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024
Also known as: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2023
Latest action (Sep 25, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2023
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- House Introduced Mar 17, 2023
- House Passed Sep 24, 2024
No recorded floor vote found.