Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments

S 616, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments, amends the 2020 Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to add specific federal land in Cass County, Minnesota (within the Chippewa National Forest) to the tribe’s reservation. It allows the tribe to receive land acre-for-acre from the U.S. Forest Service, replacing parcels deemed unsuitable for tribal use, and includes land previously sold without tribal consent. The bill clarifies documentation requirements for land transfers and designates these agreements as final agency actions under federal law. This directly affects the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, expanding their reservation land through formalized federal land transfers.