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EnvironmentH.R. 197Comments

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

Official title: To provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota, and for other purposes.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Forest Service to exchange specified land along the shoreline of Lake Winnibigoshish (commonly known as Lake Winnie) 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.

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Timeline

  1. SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
  2. SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  3. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  4. House floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Passed the House
  6. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  7. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  8. Introduced
  9. Committee

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