S. 502: A bill to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 82.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill modifies the boundaries of Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. The bill transfers to the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over: any land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the boundaries of the park, and any additional public land identified by the BLM as appropriate for transfer within the boundaries of the park. Any land located within or adjacent to the boundaries of the park that is owned by Minnesota (or a political subdivision) may be acquired by Interior through donation or exchange only. Upon completion of any such acquisition from Minnesota, Interior shall revise the park's boundaries to reflect the acquisition.

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Official text

A bill to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 502, a bill to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the state of Minnesota, and for other purposes (2017-04-10)

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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tina Smith (D-MN)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s502.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s502 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115