,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,/aub] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mrs4   
,fis*ba*1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a l& ex*ange 9 
! ,*ippewa ,national ,=e/1 ,m9nesota1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,lake ,w9nibigo%i% 
,l& ,ex*ange ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,,bwlt ,!
 t]m ,,bwlt means ,big ,w9nie ,l& &     
,timb]1 ,,llc1 a ,m9nesota ,limit$      
,liability ,corporation4  7#b7 ,map ,!  
t]m ,map means ! map entitl$ ,propos$   
,l& ,ex*ange - ,big ,w9nie ,l& & ,timb] 
,,llc & ,*ippewa ,national ,=e/ & dat$  
,janu>y #d1 #bjbc4  7#c7 ,f$]al l& ,!   
t]m ,f$]al l& means ! approximately     
#ac4h acres ( ,f$]al l& 9 ,itasca       
,c\nty1 ,m9nesota1 g5]ally depict$ z !  
,f$]al ,p>cel = ,ex*ange on ! ,map4     
7#d7 ,non-,f$]al l& ,! t]m non-,f$]al l&

 means ! approximately #ch acres (      
non-,f$]al l& 9 ,itasca ,c\nty1         
,m9nesota1 g5]ally depict$ z ! ,private 
,p>cel = ,ex*ange on ! ,map4  7#e7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  #c4 ,ex*ange ( 
l&  7a7 ,ex*ange au?oriz$ ,subject to ! 
provisions ( ?is ,act1 if ,,bwlt (f]s to
 convey ! non-,f$]al l& to ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] receiv+ ! (f]--  7#a7    
accept ! (f]2  7#b7 convey to ,,bwlt all
 "r1 title1 & int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 & to ! ,f$]al l&2 &  7#c7 accept f     
,,bwlt all "r1 title1 & int]e/ ( ,,bwlt 
9 & to ! non-,f$]al l&4  7b7            
,requirem5ts ,! ex*ange "u subsection   
7a7 %all be--  7#a7 subject to valid    
exi/+ rights2 &  7#b7 condition$ on a   
ca% equalization paym5t made by ,,bwlt  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 accordance )       
subsection 7c7 if1 "u ! appraisals      
conduct$ 9 accordance ) ?is ,act1 x is  
det]m9$ t ! value ( ! ,f$]al l& exce$s !

 value ( ! non-,f$]al l&4  7c7 ,equal   
value & ca% equalization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !    
ex*ange "u subsection 7a7 %all be =     
equal value or ! values %all be equaliz$
 by a ca% paym5t4  7#b7 ,exception ,if !
 apprais$ value ( ! non-,f$]al l&       
convey$ to ! ,secret>y exce$s ! apprais$
 value ( ! ,f$]al l&1 a ca% equalization
 paym5t by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ,,bwlt is 
h]eby waiv$ & ! am\nt ( su* waiv$ paym5t
 %all be consid]$ a donation by ,,bwlt  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = all purposes ( law4
  7d7 ,appraisals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
value ( ! l& to be ex*ang$ "u ?is ,act  
%all be det]m9$ by appraisals conduct$  
by "o or m indep5d5t & qualifi$         
apprais]s mutually agre$ to by !        
,secret>y & ,,bwlt4  7#b7 ,appraisal    
/&>ds ,! ,secret>y %all complete an     
appraisal ( ! l& to be ex*ang$ "u ?is   
,act 9 accordance )--  7,a7 ! ,uni=m    
,appraisal ,/&>ds = ,f$]al ,l&          
,acquisitions2 &  7,b7 ! ,uni=m ,/&>ds (
 ,pr(essional ,appraisal ,practice4  7e7

 ,=mat ,title to ! non-,f$]al l& to be  
convey$ to ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act %all 
be 9 a =mat acceptable to ! ,secret>y4  
7f7 ,managem5t ( acquir$ l& ,! l&       
acquir$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7a7
 %all be--  7#a7 add$ to1 & manag$ z "p 
(1 ! ,*ippewa ,national ,=e/2 &  7#b7   
manag$ 9 accordance ) ! laws1 rules1 &  
regulations p]ta9+ to ,national ,=e/    
,sy/em l&s4  7g7 ,map & legal           
descriptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z soon z   
practicable aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all f9alize a ,map &
 legal descriptions ( all l& to be      
convey$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,controll+   
docum5t ,9 ! case ( a discrepancy betwe5
 ! ,map & a legal description1 ! ,map   
%all control4  7#c7 ,corrections ,!     
,secret>y & ,,bwlt1 by mutual agreem5t1 
may correct any m9or errors 9 ! ,map or 
9 ! legal descriptions1 includ+ )       
respect to ! b\nd>ies ( ! ,f$]al l&     
p>cel & ! non-,f$]al l& p>cel4  7#d7    
,map on file ,! ,map & legal            
descriptions %all be on file & available

 = public inspection 9 appropriate      
(fices ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4