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Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments

USA118th CongressS-616| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2024
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023 This bill provides for the transfer of certain federal land located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must transfer to the tribe land in the Chippewa National Forest that records maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs show was sold without the consent of a majority of the rightful landowners. Upon agreement between USDA and the tribe, USDA shall substitute alternative National Forest System land located in Cass County on an acre-for-acre basis for those parcels of federal land to be transferred that are found to be unsuitable for the future uses of the tribe. USDA may transfer land to the tribe on a rolling basis as that land is identified and surveys are completed. Any such agreement and any transfer of land made pursuant to such agreement shall be considered a final agency action.

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Timeline
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.
May 1, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
  • March 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • July 12, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.


  • May 1, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • September 18, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.


  • September 18, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.

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Congressional oversightFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMinnesota

Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments

USA118th CongressS-616| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2024
Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023 This bill provides for the transfer of certain federal land located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must transfer to the tribe land in the Chippewa National Forest that records maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs show was sold without the consent of a majority of the rightful landowners. Upon agreement between USDA and the tribe, USDA shall substitute alternative National Forest System land located in Cass County on an acre-for-acre basis for those parcels of federal land to be transferred that are found to be unsuitable for the future uses of the tribe. USDA may transfer land to the tribe on a rolling basis as that land is identified and surveys are completed. Any such agreement and any transfer of land made pursuant to such agreement shall be considered a final agency action.

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Timeline
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.
May 1, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
  • March 1, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • July 12, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.


  • May 1, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • September 18, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.


  • September 18, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
Tina Smith

Tina Smith

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (1)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMinnesota