HR 2252
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
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Apr 02, 2026
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581.
Natural Resources Committee
Apr 02, 2026
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Mar 05, 2026
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Mar 05, 2026
committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
Mar 21, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
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Reported to House
Apr 02, 2026
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026
This bill allows North Dakota to exchange certain state land grant parcels (e.g., lands granted to North Dakota by Congress when it became a state) located wholly or partially within an Indian reservation for certain federal land of substantially equivalent value. North Dakota manages oil, gas, and agriculture leases on state land grant parcels to generate revenue for education and other public benefits. However, tribal reservations were created on state land grant parcels and reduced the amount of land available for revenue generation.
Specifically, the bill allows the North Dakota Board of University and School Lands to exchange with the Department of the Interior state land grant parcels located wholly or partially within tribal reservations for certain public land in North Dakota administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Upon the request of a tribe, Interior must hold exchanged land within the tribe's reservation in trust on behalf of the tribe.
Further, the bill provides for the continuation of active grazing operations on land exchanged under this bill.
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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 2252 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 2252 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 501
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 2252
+
+[Report No. 119-581]
To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and
minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to
@@ -17,8 +20,17 @@
March 21, 2025
-Ms. Fedorchak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
+Mrs. Fedorchak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
+
+April 2, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
+21, 2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Dakota Trust Lands Completion
-Act of 2025''.
+Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
@@ -122,11 +134,27 @@
Secretary shall authorize the State to select in accordance
with this Act 1 or more parcels of unappropriated Federal land
of substantially equivalent value.
-(2) Approval.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
-which the State makes a selection under paragraph (1), the
-Secretary shall approve or reject, in whole or in part, the
-selection.
-(3) Review.--Nothing in this subsection precludes the
+(2) Selection.--
+(A) In general.--Subject to a mutual agreement
+between the State and the Secretary, the land exchange
+authorized under paragraph (1) may be carried out in a
+single phase or multiple phases.
+(B) List.--For each phase of the land exchange, the
+State shall provide to the Secretary a selection list
+in accordance with this Act, including all selected
+parcels of unappropriated Federal land of substantially
+equivalent value.
+(C) Adjustments.--Adjustments to parcels included
+in the selection list for each phase may be made as
+necessary, not later than 120 days of delivery of the
+list to the Secretary, to equalize the value of State
+land grant parcels and the overall value of the parcels
+of unappropriated Federal land selected.
+(3) Approval.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
+which the State makes a selection for each phase under
+paragraph (2), the Secretary shall approve or reject, in whole
+or in part, the selection for that phase.
+(4) Review.--Nothing in this subsection precludes the
Secretary from conducting an environmental review of any parcel
proposed for relinquishment under paragraph (1) if the
Secretary determines that an environmental review is
@@ -135,7 +163,7 @@
(1) Conveyance by secretary.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date on which the Secretary approves a State selection
-of unappropriated Federal land under subsection (a)(2),
+of unappropriated Federal land under subsection (a)(3),
the Secretary shall initiate the actions necessary to
convey to the State the unappropriated Federal land.
(B) Requirements.--Conveyance of unappropriated
@@ -196,8 +224,8 @@
the date of enactment of this Act, all unappropriated Federal
land selected by the State for conveyance under this Act,
effective beginning on the date on which the State makes the
-selection and ending on the date described in paragraph (2), is
-withdrawn from all forms of--
+selection for such Federal land and ending on the date
+described in paragraph (2), is withdrawn from all forms of--
(A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining
@@ -209,7 +237,7 @@
(A) the unappropriated Federal land is conveyed by
the Secretary to the State;
(B) the Secretary rejects the selection under
-subsection (a)(2); or
+subsection (a)(3); or
(C) the State withdraws the selection.
SEC. 4. VALUATION.
@@ -302,6 +330,20 @@
revenue sharing obligation under the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) with the State, but the adjustment shall
not be considered as reflecting a property right of the State.
+(6) Public inspection and notice.--
+(A) Public inspection.--Not later than 30 days
+before the date of any exchange of Federal land and
+non-Federal land under this act, all final appraisals
+and appraisal reviews for the land to be exchanged
+shall be available for public review at the office of
+the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management in
+the Montana-Dakotas State Office.
+(B) Notice.--The Secretary shall make available on
+the public website of the Secretary, and the Secretary
+or the State, as applicable, shall publish in a
+newspaper of general circulation in North Dakota, a
+notice that the appraisals conducted under subsection
+(b) are available for public inspection.
SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
@@ -367,4 +409,27 @@
Nothing in this Act applies to or affects litigation or disputes
pending on the date of enactment of this Act regarding the ownership of
any land or mineral resources located within the State of North Dakota.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 501
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 2252
+
+[Report No. 119-581]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and
+minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to
+Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 2, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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