Bill > S3200

This bill, the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, aims to authorize the relinquishment and in-lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota. It seeks to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the state and conserve the Little Missouri National Grasslands. The bill defines key terms such as "Federal land," "Grasslands," "reservation," and "State land grant parcel." It outlines a process for the State of North Dakota to relinquish its rights to certain state land grant parcels located within reservations or the Grasslands, in exchange for the Secretary of the Interior conveying to the State other unappropriated federal land of substantially equivalent value within the state. The bill also includes provisions related to the management of the relinquished lands, valuation of the exchanged parcels, and the protection of existing rights and interests.