Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reviews S.616 to authorize Leech Lake land transfer
May 01, 2024 | Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate Committees, U.S. Senate, Legislative, Federal
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Unidentified Speaker 1 (Chair) opened the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs business meeting and said, "Today, the committee will consider 5 bills," including S.616, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023.
S.616, sponsored as announced by Senators Smith and Klobuchar, would make explicit the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to transfer suitable forest land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band. The chair read the bill title and summarized that the transfer is intended to benefit the tribe.
No votes or formal actions on S.616 were recorded in the transcript. The committee proceeded through its agenda and turned to other bills and the vice chair for an opening statement.
S.616, sponsored as announced by Senators Smith and Klobuchar, would make explicit the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to transfer suitable forest land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band. The chair read the bill title and summarized that the transfer is intended to benefit the tribe.
No votes or formal actions on S.616 were recorded in the transcript. The committee proceeded through its agenda and turned to other bills and the vice chair for an opening statement.
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