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Allows the Secretary to transfer additional National Forest System land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and to substitute alternative federal forest lands on an acre-for-acre basis, while updating paperwork and implementation procedures. The Forest Service must provide public engagement and comment as it carries out these transfers, and state hunting, fishing, and recreation laws protecting non‑Tribal members remain in force.
Received in the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced February 18, 2025 by Tina Smith · Last progress December 15, 2025