A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
U.S. Congress · S638 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-02-19. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
Summary (plain-language)
This bill prevents decreases in annual payments provided to Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties in Minnesota for national forest lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Specifically, the bill modifies the formula created under the Thye-Blatnik Act that the Department of the Treasury uses to determine the amount of the payments. Treasury must base the payments on the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, rather than on the fair appraised value of the land.
Sponsors
- Tina Smith (primary)
- Amy Klobuchar
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S. 638, a bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948
— 2026-06-08
As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on October 27, 2025
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report. |
| 2025-10-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. |
| 2025-10-21 | Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| 2025-02-19 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-02-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |