Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical CorrectionsAmendments Act of 2023.
Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical CorrectionsAmendments Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to provide for the transfer of additional Federal land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Transfer of additional Federal land
Findings— Section 2(a)(5) of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Public Law 116–255; 134 Stat. 1140) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) does not intend immediately to modify the use of the Federal land.”
Inclusion of additional Federal land— Section 2 of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Public Law 116–255; 134 Stat. 1139) is amended—
in subsection (b)(1)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking “means the approximately” and inserting “means—
“(i) the approximately”
in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) any other land managed by the Secretary, through the Chief of the Forest Service, located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, which records maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs show was sold without the consent of a majorityunanimous consent of the rightful landowners.”
in subparagraph (B)—
by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and
by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the following:
“(i) any land transferred pursuant to an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Tribe under subsection (c)(2);”
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraphs (2) and (3)”;
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Agreement
“(A) In general—On agreement between the Secretary and the Tribe, the Secretary shall substitute, for purposes of the transfer under paragraph (1), alternative National Forest System land located in Cass County, Minnesota, on an acre-for-acre basis, for those parcels of Federal land to be transferred under that paragraph that are found to be unsuitable for the future uses of the Tribein a manner that avoids in-holdings and provides a preference for land adjacent to or near existing Leech Lake trust lands and lands of cultural importance to the Tribe, to the maximum extent practicable.
“(B) Frequency of transfers—Pursuant to an agreement entered into under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may transfer land to the TribeSecretary of the Interior on a rolling basis as that land is identified and surveys are completed.”; andidentified and surveys are completed.
“(C) Final agency action—An agreement described in subparagraph (A), and any transfer of land made pursuant to an agreement entered into under that subparagraph, shall be considered a final agency action under subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code.”
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)” after “Federal land”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “submit a map and legal description of the Federal land” and inserting “submit maps and legal descriptions of the Federal land transferred pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c), as applicable,”;
in paragraph (2)—
by striking “map and legal description” and inserting “maps and legal descriptions”; and
by striking “map or legal description” and inserting “maps or legal descriptions”; and
in paragraph (3), by striking “map and legal description” and inserting “maps and legal descriptions”.