HR 3115 · 115th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-06-29· Sponsored by Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2017-11-29)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2017-11-28
Roll #639
Yea 309Nay 99
Democrats
89 Yea·95 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·4 Nay
PassedHouse · 2017-11-28
Roll #639
Yea 309Nay 99
Democrats
89 Yea·95 Nay
Republicans
220 Yea·4 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Poly Met Mining Corporation, Inc., offers to convey 6,690 acres of non-federal land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County and Lake County in Minnesota, to accept the offer and, in exchange, convey 6,650 acres of National Forest System land within the forest to Poly Met. The United States shall reserve the mineral rights on approximately 181 acres of such federal land parcel. Poly Met shall waive any payment otherwise owed to it by the United States to equalize the values of the exchanged lands. Upon conveyance, the non-federal lands shall become part of the forest and be managed in a manner consistent with the land and resource management plan applicable to adjacent federally owned lands in the forest. Upon conveyance, the federal land shall: (1) become private land and be made available for any lawful use in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations that pertain to mining and other uses of land in private ownership; and (2) be withdrawn from appropriation and disposal under public land laws and under laws relating to mi…

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H.R. 3115, Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017

Sep 1, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017

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Cosponsors (9)

2 Democrats7 Republicans