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S 638 · 119th Congress · SenateOther

A bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948.

In plain language: This bill increases federal compensation payments to northern Minnesota counties that contain tax-exempt federal wilderness land. To make up for lost property tax revenues, the federal government must now calculate these payments using the highest historical appraised value of the land, protecting local communities from lower or fluctuating land values.

Provisional — our plain-language summary, pending review.

  1. Oct 27, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
  2. Oct 27, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
  3. Oct 27, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
  4. Oct 21, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Feb 19, 2025Introduced in Senate
Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The text does not specify the population of the affected counties or the number of individuals impacted.
Fiscal magnitude—The text does not specify a dollar amount or appropriation, only modifying the appraisal methodology used to calculate payments.
Reach18provisional — pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use the highest fair appraised value, including historical appraised values, when calculating federal payments to certain counties in northern Minnesota for National Forest lands.

    Sec. 1provisional

Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Counties in northern Minnesota covered by the Thye-Blatnik ActReceive larger federal payments for National Forest lands because the payments must be calculated using the highest fair appraised value, including historical values.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Secretary of AgricultureMust calculate federal payments to the counties using the highest fair appraised value, including historical fair appraised values, rather than just the current fair appraised value.provisional

Who backs it

  • Federal governmentFinances the increased federal payments to the Minnesota counties resulting from the higher appraisal calculations.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) — coming in a later phase.

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