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HR 1657 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Land transfers Minnesota

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024

Introduced: March 17, 2023 Introduced by: Stauber, Pete Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 24, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 24, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5721)
Sep 24, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5721)
Sep 24, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1657.
Sep 24, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5721-5722)
Sep 24, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
Sep 12, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-665.
Mar 12, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 12, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 12, 2024
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Sep 19, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 25, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2