,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ah1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,smith 7for herself and ,ms4  
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,leech ,lake   
,band of ,ojibwe ,reservation           
,restoration ,act to provide for the    
transfer of additional ,federal land to 
the ,leech ,lake ,band of ,ojibwe1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,leech   
,lake ,reservation ,restoration         
,amendments ,act of #bjbe4  #b4         
,transfer of additional ,federal land to
 the ,leech ,lake ,band of ,ojibwe  7a7 
,findings ,section #b7;a77#e7 of the    
,leech ,lake ,band of ,ojibwe           
,reservation ,restoration ,act 7,public 
,law #aaf-bee2 #acd ,stat4 #aadj7 is    
amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7   
and inserting the following3  7,b7 does 
not intend immediately to modify the use

 of the ,federal land4  4  7b7          
,inclusion of additional ,federal land  
,section #b of the ,leech ,lake ,band of
 ,ojibwe ,reservation ,restoration ,act 
7,public ,law #aaf-bee2 #acd ,stat4     
#aaci7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--   
7i7 by striking means the approximately 
and inserting 8means--  7i7 the         
approximately  2  7ii7 in clause 7i7 7as
 so designated71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7ii7 any other land managed 
by the ,secretary1 through the ,chief of
 the ,forest ,service1 located in the   
,chippewa ,national ,forest in ,cass    
,county1 ,minnesota1 which records      
maintained by the ,bureau of ,indian    
,affairs show was sold without the      
unanimous consent of the rightful       
landowners4  2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,b7-- 7i7 by redesignating clauses 7i7
 and 7ii7 as clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71    
respectively2 and  7ii7 by inserting    

before clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated7 
the following3  7i7 any land transferred
 pursuant to an agreement entered into  
between the ,secretary and the ,tribe   
under subsection 7c77#b72  2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and         
inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72     
7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as 
paragraph 7#c72 and  7,c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following3     
7#b7 ,agreement  7,a7 ,in general ,on   
agreement between the ,secretary and the
 ,tribe1 the ,secretary shall           
substitute1 for purposes of the transfer
 under paragraph 7#a71 alternative      
,national ,forest ,system land located  
in ,cass ,county1 ,minnesota1 on an     
acre-for-acre basis1 for those parcels  
of ,federal land to be transferred under
 that paragraph in a manner that avoids 
in-holdings and provides a preference   
for land adjacent to or near existing   
,leech ,lake trust lands and lands of   
cultural importance to the ,tribe1 to   

the maximum extent practicable4  7,b7   
,frequency of transfers ,pursuant to an 
agreement entered into under            
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may   
transfer land to the ,secretary of the  
,interior on a rolling basis as that    
land is identified and surveys are      
completed4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection   
7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting         
described in subsection 7b77#a77;,a77i7 
after ,federal land2 and  7ii7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by striking submit
 a map and legal description of the     
,federal land and inserting submit maps 
and legal descriptions of the ,federal  
land transferred pursuant to paragraphs 
7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7c71 as     
applicable12  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  
7i7 by striking map and legal           
description and inserting maps and legal
 descriptions2 and  7ii7 by striking map
 or legal description and inserting maps
 or legal descriptions2 and  7,c7 in    

paragraph 7#c71 by striking map and     
legal description and inserting maps and
 legal descriptions4  7c7 ,reaffirmation
 ,congress reaffirms the applicability  
of section #ig;,a4#aea of the ,minnesota
 ,statutes1 including the settlement    
agreement ratified by that section1 for 
purposes of ensuring that the hunting1  
fishing1 and recreation rights of       
non-,tribal members remain unchanged by 
the ,leech ,lake ,band of ,ojibwe       
,reservation ,restoration ,act 7,public 
,law #aaf-bee2 #acd ,stat4 #aaci7 and   
the amendments made to that ,act by this
 section4  7d7 ,implementation ,in      
implementing the amendments made by this
 section1 the ,secretary of             
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 shall provide  
for public engagement and comment in    
accordance with applicable laws         
7including regulations74