Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022
Summary
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022 This bill requires the exchange of certain federal lands in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC, (BWLT) offers to convey identified nonfederal land to the United States, to (1) accept the offer and convey to BWLT all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the federal land; and (2) accept from BWLT all right, title, and interest of BWLT in and to the nonfederal land. 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 USDA shall be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jul 28, 2022
Last action Jul 28, 2022
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Committee
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Jul 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jul 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Stauber
RRepublican
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
Co
Tom Emmer
RRepublican
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