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H.R. 197 House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Stauber, Pete (R-MN-8)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 218 on Oct 27, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Jan 21, 2025
  4. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244) Jan 21, 2025
  5. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 197. Jan 21, 2025
  6. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243) Jan 21, 2025
  7. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-243) Jan 21, 2025
  8. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 21, 2025
  9. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Jan 22, 2025
  10. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Oct 21, 2025
  11. House Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report. Oct 27, 2025
  12. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218. Oct 27, 2025

Cosponsors

2

Subjects

Forests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfersMinnesota

Committees

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
    • [Reported By, Oct 27, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Oct 21, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jan 22, 2025]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 3, 2025]

Summary

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025This 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.Finally, the bill directs BWLT to pay all closing costs associated with the exchange.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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