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Itasca County backs S.622 technical correction to Leech Lake restoration
Summary
The Itasca County Board voted 5–0 May 26 to approve a letter supporting S.622, a federal technical correction to the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act of 2020 that would address an additional roughly 4,000 acres identified during implementation.
The Itasca County Board of Commissioners voted May 26 to send a letter to Congress supporting S.622, legislation described in the board packet as a technical correction to the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act of 2020. The board approved the letter on a 5–0 vote.
The board report says previous restoration efforts addressed about 11,600 acres and that a federal review identified an additional approximately 4,000 acres transferred out of Tribal ownership; the letter asks for continued congressional support for the correction. Commissioner John Johnson moved the approval and Commissioner Larry Hopkins seconded; the recorded result was APPROVED (5 TO 0).
The RBA noted longstanding collaboration between Itasca County and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on public safety, economic development and natural resource management. The board’s letter was directed to Congressman Pete Stauber and framed the county’s endorsement as support for a bipartisan continuation of prior restoration work.
The next step is congressional consideration of S.622; the board’s action was limited to approving the letter and did not change county policy or spending.
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