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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.
Action Timeline
2025-10-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
2025-10-27
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
2025-10-27
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
2025-10-21
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-19
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-02-19
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.638 pass?
S.638 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: 42%.
What does S.638 do?
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.
Who sponsored S.638?
S.638 was sponsored by Tina Smith (D-Minnesota).
Full Bill Text
119 S638 RS: To amend the Act of June 22, 1948. U.S. Senate 2025-10-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II Calendar No. 208 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 19, 2025 Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry October 27, 2025 Reported by Mr. Boozman , without amendment A BILL To amend the Act of June 22, 1948. 1. Appraisals Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 (commonly known as the Thye-Blatnik Act ) (62 Stat. 570, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 577g ), is amended by striking of the fair appraised value of such and inserting of the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section, of such . October 27, 2025 Reported without amendment
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