A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

Bill: 118-s-5595
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2024-12-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Minnesota

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-18
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill modifies the formula for annual federal payments to certain counties in the state of Minnesota for the lands known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.<br/><br/>The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to base the annual payment amounts on the highest fair appraised value, including historical appraised values. Currently, annual payment amounts are based on the most recent appraisal of the lands, which occurs at ten-year intervals.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

1. Appraisals Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (commonly known as the Thye-Blatnik Act ) (62 Stat. 570, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g ), is amended by striking of the fair appraised value of such and inserting of the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, of such .

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

1. Appraisals Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (commonly known as the Thye-Blatnik Act ) (62 Stat. 570, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g ), is amended by striking of the fair appraised value of such and inserting of the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, of such .

Passed the Senate December 18 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. Secretary