Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Oct 27, 2025Public Lands and Natural Resources

Plain-English 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.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Peter Allen Stauber

Sponsor · Republican · MN

Michelle Fischbach

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Brad Finstad

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Public Lands and Natural ResourcesForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand transfersMinnesota

Sources & text

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