Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-1657
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Geography and mapping
Land transfers
Minnesota

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: 

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2023

 
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 exchange shall be for equal value or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception. 
 
The land acquired by the Forest Service shall be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest. 

action_date: 2024-09-12
text: 

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.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5721)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: 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)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1657.
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5721-5722)
action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-665.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-665.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Introduced in House