Congress 116 - HR 733 - Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

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Congressional oversight Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Minnesota Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation.

The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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Dec 18, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.
Dec 18, 2020

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.
Sep 30, 2020

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 2020

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Sep 30, 2020

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jun 5, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jan 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2019

Introduced in House

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