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S. 638

BillFederalSenateFloor Consideration
A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · October 27, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
February 19, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Tina SmithD
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
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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.

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