Sponsor
Russell Fulcher
Representative · R-ID
Representative · R-ID
The bill clears federal claims over ~15 acres and protects tribal boundaries to enable local use and transfer, while shifting the burden and risk of resolving any boundary inaccuracies onto local/private parties and neighboring property owners.
Local governments and private parties in Bonners Ferry can obtain clear federal disclaimer/title to ~15.12 acres, enabling development, sale, or transfer without federal claim delays.
Land within the Kootenai Reservation is explicitly excluded, protecting tribal land boundaries and reducing jurisdictional and sovereignty disputes.
Nearby homeowners could face uncertainty or legal disputes if the 1893 map-based description is inaccurate, risking property boundary conflicts.
Responsibility shifts to local governments or private parties to resolve ownership (surveys, recording, litigation), creating potential out-of-pocket costs and administrative burden.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Directs the Interior Secretary to issue a recordable disclaimer of interest for ~15.12 acres in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, within 90 days, excluding land inside the Kootenai Reservation.
Official title: To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 8, 2026 by Russell Fulcher · Last progress September 8, 2026
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue a recordable disclaimer of interest for about 15.12 acres of land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, within 90 days of enactment, to allow the land to be conveyed. The description relies on an 1893 map and specifically excludes any land inside the Kootenai Indian Reservation boundary. The effect is limited and technical: it clears federal title or interest so the property can be transferred under earlier statutory authority tied to a repealed provision, while protecting tribal lands by excluding reservation territory.