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H.R. 197Passed House
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
Latest action date: Oct 27, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
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- Jan 3, 2025
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What this bill does
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
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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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Forests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfersMinnesota
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
CommitteeSenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
CommitteeSenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
FloorLibrary of CongressDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 197.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
FloorHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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