North Dakota could swap reservation school lands for federal land elsewhere
Passed one chamberH.R. 2252Latest action
Sponsor: Julie Fedorchak · Representative · ND
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Official title: North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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North Dakota could trade state school-trust land inside reservations for equal-value BLM land elsewhere.
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What does this do?
H.R. 2252 creates a land-swap system letting North Dakota voluntarily give up state-owned school trust land located inside Indian reservations in exchange for roughly equal-value Bureau of Land Management land elsewhere in the state. The relinquished land would go to the federal government and, if a Tribe requests it, be placed in trust and added to the reservation. The bill sets appraisal, consultation, and lease-transfer rules governing the exchanges.
Who does it affect?
Affects North Dakota's state trust-lands agency, Indian Tribes with reservations in the state, and the federal Bureau of Land Management. Ranchers with grazing leases, energy companies with mineral leases, and nearby residents could be indirectly affected.
Why does it matter?
The swap would shift ownership and management of specific parcels, potentially resolving jurisdictional conflicts but altering which government oversees leases, grazing, and mineral rights on affected land.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 21, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · May 20, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.