# 117-hr-8583: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022

117-hr-8583, Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8583
- Congress: 117
- Title: Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2022 This bill requires the exchange of certain federal lands in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Big Winnie Land and Timber, LLC, (BWLT) offers to convey identified nonfederal land to the United States, to (1) accept the offer and convey to BWLT all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the federal land; and (2) accept from BWLT all right, title, and interest of BWLT in and to the nonfederal land. The exchange shall be for equal value or the values shall be equalized by a cash payment, subject to an exception. The land acquired by USDA shall be added to and managed as part of Chippewa National Forest.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8583 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8583)

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- [117-hr-6889: Credit Union Board Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6889)
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- [117-hr-3648: EAGLE Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3648)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8583 (as of 2025-11-18).