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Introduced
01/24/2019
01/24/2019
In Committee
07/03/2019
07/03/2019
Crossed Over
06/28/2019
06/28/2019
Passed
12/11/2020
12/11/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/23/2020
12/23/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation. The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
AI Summary
This bill, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act, directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer approximately 11,760 acres of federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota to the Department of the Interior. The land will then be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered part of their reservation. The land cannot be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The bill also addresses issues such as existing rights-of-way and easements, logging restrictions, and forest management on the transferred land.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 116-255. (on 12/23/2020)
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