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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reviews S.616 to authorize Leech Lake land transfer
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Summary
The committee opened a business meeting to consider S.616, introduced by Senators Smith and Klobuchar, which would clarify authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer suitable forest land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Department of the Interior for tribal benefit.
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.
