H.R. 5544: Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
112th Congress, 2011–2012
To authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsor:Rep. Chip Cravaack [R-MN8]Status: Reported by Committee Schedule:The House Majority Leader indicated on Sep 05, 2012 that this bill may be considered in the week ahead.
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Status:
Introduced
May 08, 2012
Referred to Committee
May 08, 2012
Reported by Committee
Aug 01, 2012
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on August 1, 2012.
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Just 29% of all House bills reported favorably by committee in 2009–2010 were enacted.
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5/8/2012—Introduced.
Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire the multiple parcels of land located in Minnesota within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest that were granted to the state through the Enabling Act of 1857 to be held in trust for the benefit of the public school system of Minnesota (the state trust lands) in exchange for Minnesota acquiring certain other National Forest System land in Minnesota. Adds the lands acquired by the Secretary to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and modifies the boundaries of such Wilderness to reflect their inclusion.
Deems the lands acquired by Minnesota to be state trust lands and to be held in trust for the benefit of its public school system.
Instructs the Secretary to modify the boundaries of Superior National Forest to reflect the land exchange under this Act.