United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 197 (119th)
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
Introduced
3 January 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
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10 July 2026
Summary
Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025 This 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.
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Reported to Senate
Reported to Senate
Reported to Senate · EN · 27 October 2025
Referred in Senate
Referred in Senate · EN · 22 January 2025
Engrossed in House
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 January 2025
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 January 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/197
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/197