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Expanded Federal Land Transfer to Leech Lake Band
Expands the federal land eligible for transfer to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to include National Forest lands in Cass County, Minnesota sold without unanimous owner consent, and allows the tribe and federal government to swap parcels on an acre-for-acre basis. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to provide for public engagement and comment when implementing the expanded land transfers, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects one federally recognized tribe in one Minnesota county, a narrowly bounded population well under 1% of the U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized or appropriated; the mechanism is an acre-for-acre land exchange requiring no net expenditure.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory category of transferable federal land and a new acre-for-acre substitution authority, but these are bounded administrative mechanisms rather than broad new mandates or enforceable private rights.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Substitutions proceed only 'on agreement' between the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Tribe, limiting unilateral agency action, but the Secretary retains discretion over parcel selection and transfer timing.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes a public engagement and comment requirement on the Secretary of Agriculture but adds no new penalties, compliance infrastructure, or ongoing adjudicative burden beyond existing land-transfer procedures.
- Temporal Commitment High The land transfer authority and the expanded eligibility definition are permanent statutory amendments with no expiration, persisting until Congress affirmatively acts to change them.
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Reaffirmation of Non-Tribal Hunting and Fishing Rights
Congress reaffirms that existing state law protecting hunting, fishing, and recreation rights of non-tribal members on transferred lands remains in effect and is unchanged by the land transfers made under this bill or the original restoration act.
- Population Scope Low Affects non-tribal hunters, anglers, and recreationists on Chippewa National Forest lands in Cass County, Minnesota — a geographically constrained population well under 1% of the U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this reaffirmation.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Establishes a congressional floor against interpreting the land transfers as diminishing existing state-law recreation rights, a new statutory constraint on how the broader act may be applied — procedural in character rather than a new substantive mandate.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The reaffirmation is a declaratory statement with no delegated rulemaking authority or agency discretion; it leaves no implementation choices to any executive actor.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Creates no new enforcement mechanism, penalty, or compliance obligation; it relies entirely on existing state law and the settlement agreement already ratified under Minnesota Statutes § 97A.151.
- Temporal Commitment High The reaffirmation is a permanent statutory declaration with no expiration, binding future interpretation of the act indefinitely unless Congress acts to repeal it.
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Summary
This bill amends the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to transfer additional federal land in the Chippewa National Forest to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota. It allows the federal government and the tribe to agree on swapping parcels of National Forest land on an acre-for-acre basis, including land that records show was sold without the full consent of rightful owners. The bill also reaffirms that hunting, fishing, and recreation rights of non-tribal members remain unchanged.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Expanded Federal Land Transfer to Leech Lake Band
Expands the federal land eligible for transfer to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to include National Forest lands in Cass County, Minnesota sold without unanimous owner consent, and allows the tribe and federal government to swap parcels on an acre-for-acre basis. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to provide for public engagement and comment when implementing the expanded land transfers, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects one federally recognized tribe in one Minnesota county, a narrowly bounded population well under 1% of the U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized or appropriated; the mechanism is an acre-for-acre land exchange requiring no net expenditure.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory category of transferable federal land and a new acre-for-acre substitution authority, but these are bounded administrative mechanisms rather than broad new mandates or enforceable private rights.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Substitutions proceed only 'on agreement' between the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Tribe, limiting unilateral agency action, but the Secretary retains discretion over parcel selection and transfer timing.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes a public engagement and comment requirement on the Secretary of Agriculture but adds no new penalties, compliance infrastructure, or ongoing adjudicative burden beyond existing land-transfer procedures.
- Temporal Commitment High The land transfer authority and the expanded eligibility definition are permanent statutory amendments with no expiration, persisting until Congress affirmatively acts to change them.
No signal yet
Core Policy Mechanism
Expanded Federal Land Transfer to Leech Lake Band
Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Reaffirmation of Non-Tribal Hunting and Fishing Rights
Congress reaffirms that existing state law protecting hunting, fishing, and recreation rights of non-tribal members on transferred lands remains in effect and is unchanged by the land transfers made under this bill or the original restoration act.
- Population Scope Low Affects non-tribal hunters, anglers, and recreationists on Chippewa National Forest lands in Cass County, Minnesota — a geographically constrained population well under 1% of the U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this reaffirmation.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Establishes a congressional floor against interpreting the land transfers as diminishing existing state-law recreation rights, a new statutory constraint on how the broader act may be applied — procedural in character rather than a new substantive mandate.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The reaffirmation is a declaratory statement with no delegated rulemaking authority or agency discretion; it leaves no implementation choices to any executive actor.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Creates no new enforcement mechanism, penalty, or compliance obligation; it relies entirely on existing state law and the settlement agreement already ratified under Minnesota Statutes § 97A.151.
- Temporal Commitment High The reaffirmation is a permanent statutory declaration with no expiration, binding future interpretation of the act indefinitely unless Congress acts to repeal it.
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Reaffirmation of Non-Tribal Hunting and Fishing Rights
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