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HR 8583 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Land transfers Minnesota

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022

Introduced: July 28, 2022 Introduced by: Stauber, Pete Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022

This bill requires the exchange of certain federal lands in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC, (BWLT) offers to convey identified nonfederal land to the United States, to (1) accept the offer and convey to BWLT all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the federal land; and (2) accept from BWLT all right, title, and interest of BWLT in and to the nonfederal land.

The exchange shall be for equal value or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception.

The land acquired by USDA shall be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest.

What's happening now July 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Cosponsors 3
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jul 29, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 29, 2022
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8583: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8583/
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"H.R. 8583: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8583/.
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