119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 197: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
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Finally, the bill directs BWLT to pay all closing costs associated with the exchange.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Brad Finstad R-MNOriginal
- Michelle Fischbach R-MN
Who scored on this bill
- 1Pete Stauber SponsorIntroduced, passed House, reported3 events+50
- 2Brad FinstadCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Michelle FischbachCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Pete Stauber.
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- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 197.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.