United StatesInterior would disclaim federal interest in specified Idaho land
To help with a land conveyance, the Interior Secretary would document that the United States disclaims an interest in specified Bonners Ferry land outside the reservation.
What it does
The Interior Secretary would issue a recordable disclaimer of the United States’ interest in about 15.12 acres in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Land inside the Kootenai Indian Reservation is excluded.
Argument forA recordable disclaimer could help people complete a conveyance by clarifying the United States’ interest in the covered land.
Argument againstExcluding land inside the reservation could leave some of the platted area without this federal disclaimer.
More detail
The Secretary of the Interior would issue a recordable document disclaiming the United States’ interest in the covered land. The covered land is about 15.12 acres in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, shown as Eaton on an 1893 map, excluding the part within the Kootenai Indian Reservation. The Secretary would have to issue the document within 90 days after the bill becomes law.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Latest
- Sep 16Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Aug 7Introduced in Senate
- Aug 7Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Introduced
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