[3411-15-P]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Chippewa National Forest; Minnesota; Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction to Lands to
be Held in Trust by the United States for the Benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation
Restoration Act
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of transfer of administrative jurisdiction to land.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Act),
the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), with the publication of this Notice, transfers
administrative jurisdiction to approximately 11,760 acres of land (Federal land), located in the
Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Secretary of the Interior to be held
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, referred to in the Act as the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO or Tribe). A table
containing the legal descriptions of the lands to which administrative jurisdiction is hereby
transferred, along with accompanying Exhibit A, identifying existing public roads, and Exhibit
B, identifying existing Forest roads and a Forest trail that the Forest Service will continue to
operate pursuant to the terms of reserved easement rights approved by the Tribe, are provided at
the end of this notice.
DATES: The transfer of administrative jurisdiction will be effective upon the publication of this
Notice.
ADDRESSES: The boundaries of the Federal land are depicted on maps and in legal
descriptions available for inspection at the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor’s Office and at
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Minnesota Agency.
Chippewa National Forest Supervisor’s Office:

Chippewa National Forest
200 Ash Avenue NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
BIA Minnesota Agency:
Mailing/Physical Address:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
2225 Cooperative Court NW, Room 300
Bemidji, MN 56601
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Stansberry, Forest Supervisor, Chippewa National Forest, 200 Ash Avenue NW,
Cass Lake, MN 56633, 218-335-8600 (ph), 218-335-8637 (fax), or email at
SM.FS.ChipNFpublic@usda.gov.
Heidi Gordon, Superintendent, BIA Minnesota Agency, 2225 Cooperative Court NW,
Room 300 Bemidji, MN 56601, 218-751-2011 Ext. 1401 (ph), 218-751-4367 (fax), or email at
Minnesota_Agency@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction: The right, title, and interest of the United States to
the approximately 11,760 acres of Federal land described below in this notice, including
improvements and appurtenances, subject to valid existing rights, is transferred as provided in
the Act (Pub. L. 116-255, 134 Stat. 1139) from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of
the Interior upon the publication of this Notice. After transfer, the land will be held in trust by
the United States for the benefit of the LLBO. The Act provides that the LLBO will respect
existing utility easements, rights of way for roads, and flowage and reservoir rights. Existing
public roads, and the Forest roads and Forest trail that the Forest Service will continue to operate,
are further discussed later in this Notice at Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively. This Notice

does not undertake to specifically list currently existing public utility easements, flowage or
reservoir rights, or other valid existing rights to which the transfer of jurisdiction is subject.
National Environmental Policy Act Analysis: The Forest Service, Chippewa National Forest,
has undertaken environmental review of this transfer pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and found that the transfer of administrative jurisdiction falls under the
Categorical Exclusion (CE) in 36 C.F.R. § 220.6(7), “Sale or exchange of land or interest in land
where resulting land uses remain essentially the same.” Although not required for actions under
this CE, the Chippewa National Forest elected to document its decision in a Decision Memo,
available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64623 or by contacting the Chippewa
Forest Supervisor as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above.
Legal Description & Ongoing Surveys: The legal description of the Federal land to which
administrative jurisdiction is hereby transferred is provided in the Table below, under the
heading “Legal Descriptions of Federal Land Transferred.” A small percentage of the Federal
land (approximately 4 percent) is currently being surveyed by the Department of Interior, Bureau
of Land Management (BLM). The Federal lands still being surveyed are identified below by a
notation of “Estimated Acreage” in the below Table. The transfer of administrative jurisdiction
of all the Federal land in the Table is effective upon the date of publication of this Notice;
however, to the extent any updates to the acreage of any parcels being surveyed are needed, they
will be published by the Forest Service in a supplementary Federal Register Notice upon
approval and the official filing of the surveys with the BLM, Eastern States Office.
Existing Public Roads and Forest Easement Roads: Existing public roads and Forest Service
roads will continue to be respected after transfer as provided in the Act. As to the existing public
roads, Federal law defines a “public road” as “any road or street under the jurisdiction of and
maintained by a public authority and open to public travel.” 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(23). A “public
authority” is defined by Federal law as “Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe,

municipal or other local government or instrumentality with authority to finance, build, operate,
or maintain toll or toll-free facilities.” 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(22). Existing public roads that are the
responsibility of public authorities other than the Forest Service, such as the BIA, the State of
Minnesota, and Town, County, and municipal entities, are listed in Exhibit A. The list of
existing public roads is not exhaustive.
As to Forest Service roads, after transfer of the Federal land, the Forest Service will
continue to operate the Forest roads and Forest trail identified in Exhibit B pursuant to the terms
of reserved easement rights enumerated below, as approved by the Tribe (Forest Easement
Roads). Forest road or trail is defined by federal regulations as “[a] road or trail wholly or partly
within or adjacent to and serving the National Forest System that the Forest Service determines
is necessary for the protection, administration, and utilization of the National Forest System and
the use and development of its resources.” 36 CFR 212.1. All Forest Easement Roads and the
terms under which the Forest Service will operate them are identified in Exhibit B.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF FEDERAL LAND TRANSFERRED
Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota

Acres

Twp.
Acres

T. 141 N., R 27 W.,
sec. 29, Lots 8 and 10

37.85
Total Twp. Acres

37.85

T. 142 N., R 27 W.,
sec. 16, Lot 3
sec. 17, Lot 1, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼
sec. 28, Lot 6 and 13, the West 20 Acres of Lot 7, NE¼SW¼,
NE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
sec. 30, Lot 13

29.5
112.34
192.75
23.65
Total Twp. Acres

358.24

T. 144 N., R 27 W.,
sec. 5, Lots 13 thru 17
sec. 6, Lots 10 thru 12
sec. 8, Lot 7

204.81
94.57
34.69
Total Twp. Acres

T. 146 N., R 27 W.,
sec. 21, NE¼SW¼, SE¼SW¼

38.80

334.07

Submerged Lands Attached
sec. 29, Lots 4 and 5
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage
sec. 31, Lot 1
sec. 32, Lot 1, SW¼NW¼

62.45
32.30
79.60
Total Twp. Acres

213.15

sec. 4, Lot 1, E½SW¼SE¼, W½SW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, E½SW¼SW¼
149.53
sec. 8, Lots 1 and 2, NE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
157.92
sec. 9, NW¼NE¼
41.77
sec. 10, NE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
85.65
sec. 11, W½NE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
64.56
sec. 14, Lots 8 and 9, S½SE¼NE¼
93.17
sec. 23, Lot 1
40.72
sec. 24, Lots 3 and 4, NW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, SW¼SW¼
184.24
sec. 27, Lot 3, N½NW¼SW¼
52.84
Total Twp. Acres

870.40

T. 141 N., R 28 W.,

T. 142 N., R 28 W.,
sec. 24, Lot 4
sec. 27, SE¼SW¼
sec. 34, Lot 2, NE¼NW¼, N½SE¼NW¼
sec. 35, Lots 1 and 2, NE¼SE¼

38.83
42.33
95.79
123.57
Total Twp. Acres

300.52

11.60
Total Twp. Acres

11.60

T. 143 N., R 28 W.,
sec. 32, Lot 2 Less the North 200 feet
T. 145 N., R 28 W.,
sec. 18, SE¼SE¼, SW¼SE¼
Submerged Lands Attached
sec. 19, Lots 1 and 2, NE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼,
SE¼SE¼, SW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, NE¼NW¼, SE¼NW¼

61.82
440.24

sec. 20, NW¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
113.79
Submerged Lands Attached
sec. 21, SW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, SW¼SW¼
120
sec. 28, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼, SE¼NW¼
200
sec. 34, NW¼SE¼, NE¼SW¼
80
Total Twp. Acres
T. 141 N., R 29 W.,
sec. 3, Lots 7 thru 9, N½NE¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼
sec. 8, Lot 3
sec. 10, Lots 1 and 3
sec. 17, N½SE¼NE¼
sec. 23, Lot 3

160.27
48.32
33.31
19.28
34.4

1,015.85

Total Twp. Acres

295.58

61.75
53.53
31.54
Total Twp. Acres

146.82

T. 142 N., R 29 W.,
sec. 2, Lots 8, 11, and 14, SE¼SE¼SW¼, W½NE¼SE¼SW¼
sec. 11, Lot 3, SW¼NE¼
sec. 14, Lot 8
T. 144 N., R 29 W.,
sec. 1, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, SE¼SE¼, SW¼SE¼,
NW¼SE¼, SE¼NW¼
sec. 12, Lots 2 and 6
sec. 27, Lots 1 thru 5, including the attached lands to Lots 1, 2, and 4
between the original meander line and the actual shoreline of Leech
Lake.
sec. 28, Lot 1, including the attached lands to Lot 1 between the
original meander line and the actual shoreline of Leech Lake.

280
42.05

429.15
92.94

sec. 30, South 962 feet of Lot 3, Lot 4, SW¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼,
80.41
SE¼NW¼
sec. 31, Lot 2, except that part of Lot 14 of Ottertail Homesite as
portrayed on Certificate of Survey No. 7704, recorded in Cass County
on August 6, 2001, Lot 3, and the NW¼NW¼ of Lot 4
71.71
sec. 33, Lots 1 thru 4, including the attached lands to Lots 1 thru 4
between original meander line and the actual meander shoreline of
Leech Lake.
333.63
Total Twp. Acres

1329.89

T. 145 N., R 29 W.,
sec. 2, SE¼SE¼
Submerged Lands Attached
sec. 11, NE¼NE¼
Submerged Lands Attached
sec. 12, Lot 2, Lot 5, NW¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage
sec. 23, Lot 2, SE¼SW¼
sec. 24, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼
sec. 25, NW¼NW¼
sec. 26, Lots 1 thru 3, NE¼NE¼

12.99
38.13
132.06
70.75
80
40.88
125.20
Total Twp. Acres

500.01

T. 146 N., R 29 W.,
sec. 29, Lots 17 and 18
sec. 31, Lot 5
sec. 32, Lots 2, 3, and 7, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼
sec. 33, Lots 5 thru 7, SW¼NW¼
sec. 34, Lots 5, 7, and 13, NW¼SW¼
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage

49.43
35.42
215.32
151.03
139.16
Total Twp. Acres

T. 141 N., R 30 W.,

590.36

sec. 1, SW¼SW¼
sec. 4, Lot 4, N½SW¼SW¼, NW¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼
sec. 5, SW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, SW¼SW¼
sec. 6, Lots 4 thru 6
sec. 8, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
sec. 12, S½NE¼SE¼

38.99
138.27
119.7
120.46
121.94
20.57
Total Twp. Acres

559.93

sec. 17, NE¼NE¼, N½SE¼NE¼, S½SE¼NE¼, N½SW¼NE¼,
137.2
NW¼NE¼
sec. 19, Lot 5
1.74
sec. 20, Lot 1 and 5, N½SW¼SE¼
36.97
sec. 29, SE¼SW¼, SW¼SW¼
80.47
sec. 31, Lots 3 and 4, NE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, S½SW¼NE¼,
N½SW¼NE¼, E½NW¼NE¼, W½NE¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼,
S½SE¼NW¼
301.73
sec. 32, SW¼SE¼ EXCEPT the South 208.71 feet of the West 208.71
feet thereof, NW¼NW¼
77.64
sec. 35, Lots 4 and 14
70.01
sec. 36, S½NE¼SW¼, S½NW¼SW¼, S½S½N½NW¼SW¼
44.86
Total Twp. Acres

750.62

T. 142 N., R 30 W.,

T. 143 N., R 30 W.,
sec. 1, Lot 5, SE¼SW¼
sec. 7, Lots 9 and 10
sec. 12, Lots 3 and 4, NE¼NW¼
sec. 18, Lots 2 thru 5 and 7 thru 9, SE¼NW¼, NE¼NW¼

61.9
78.17
94.61
365.01
Total Twp. Acres

599.69

sec. 1, Lots 2 and 3
58.33
sec. 36, Lot 1, EXCEPT the lands of the Plat of Hedin Habor on Leech
Lake recorded Cass County in Vol. H of Plats, Page 51 on May 13,
1960 and also the lands of Hedin Harbor on Leech Lake First Addition
recorded in Cass County in Vol. J of Plats, Page 41 on December 31,
1970. Including, however, those portions of said Lot 1 described as
Lots 2, 3, and 4 in the Plat of Hedin Harbor on Leech Lake First
18.19
Addition.
Total Twp. Acres

76.52

T. 144 N., R 30 W.,

T. 145 N., R 30 W.,
sec. 1, Lots 5 and 6
sec. 8, Lot 2
sec. 12, Lots 1 and 2, SW¼NE¼
sec. 19, Lots 1 thru 3
sec. 36, Lot 8

64.92
39.65
129.98
104.61
5.63
Total Twp. Acres

344.79

T. 141 N., R 31 W.,
sec. 13, Lots 1 and 2

75.58
Total Twp. Acres

75.58

T. 142 N., R 31 W.,
sec. 1, SE¼SW¼
sec. 3, Lot 1
sec. 4, Lots 3 thru Lot 4, Lot 5 EXCEPT the right of way of the Great
Northern Railway Company

39.46
6.37
77.34

sec. 5, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, EXCEPT the right of way of the Great
Northern Railway Company
78.67
sec. 6, Lot 8
39.75
sec. 10, Lot 1
22.22
sec. 11, Lot 1, EXCEPT that part depicted in the Plat of Survey by R.F.
Schneider, amended June 7, 1984, recorded in the offices of the U.S.
Forest Service, more particularly described as: Commencing at the
southeast corner of said Government Lot 1, said corner being a U.S. G.
L. O. brass cap monument; thence on an assumed bearing of North 88
degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds West, 445.46 feet along the south line
of said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning of the tract to be
described; thence North 35 degrees 02 minutes 33 seconds West, 73.43
feet; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 16 seconds West, 315 feet
more or less to the water's edge of Leech Lake; thence Southerly 60
feet more or less along said water's edge to the intersection with the
south line of said Government Lot 1; thence South 88 degrees 30
minutes 16 seconds East, 339 feet more or less, along the south line of
said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning. NE¼NE¼,
SE¼NE¼, E½SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, SE¼SE¼,
421.38
SW¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½SE¼NW¼, NW¼NW¼
sec. 12, Lots 2 and 4 and 9 thru 11, SW¼SW¼, N½NW¼SW¼,
W½NE¼NW¼, SW¼NW¼
236.53
sec. 14, Lots 4 thru 5 and 8 thru 9, NE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼
194.80
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage
sec. 23, Lot 1
0.27
sec. 24, Lot 2
31.57
Total Twp. Acres

1,148.36

T. 143 N., R 31 W.,
sec. 11, Lots 3 and 4, NE¼SE¼, SE¼SE¼
146.01
sec. 12, SW¼SW¼, NW¼SW¼
78.91
sec. 14, Lot 1, NE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼ Except the S½SW¼SE¼NE¼,
NE¼SE¼, SW¼SE¼
210.35
sec. 23, NE¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼,
SE¼SE¼, SW¼SE¼, NW¼SE¼, NE¼SW¼, SE¼SW¼, SE¼NW¼
439.73
sec. 25, Lot 2, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼
103
sec. 26, Lot 6 and 9, NE¼NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼,
SE¼NW¼
279.76
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage
Total Twp. Acres

1,257.76

T. 144 N., R 31 W.,
sec. 12, Lots 6 and 7
sec. 13, Lots 1 thru 3, NE¼SE¼
sec. 36, Lot 1, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼

78.26
152.53
116.31
Total Twp. Acres

347.1

T. 145 N., R 31 W.,
sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4
sec. 12, Lot 1
sec. 13, Lots 1 thru 5, and 7
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage

75.63
8
209.25

sec. 14, Lot 6, NE¼NE¼
sec. 22, Lots 2 and 5, SW¼SW¼, NW¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼,
NW¼NW¼
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage
sec. 36, Lot 2
Partition Lands – Estimated Acreage

60.5
202.1
57.96
Total Twp. Acres

613.44

Legal descriptions of the Federal land are based on the Land Description Review
Certificate prepared for the purposes of implementing this transfer by the U.S. Department of
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest
Region, relying in part on research provided by the U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region, said
Certificate to be retained in the official case file by each agency.
Exhibit A
Existing Public Roads Operated by Public Authorities other than the Forest Service
Certain existing public roads are identified in the following table.
Township
Range

Section Legal SubDivision

Road ID

Road Name

T146N R27W
T141N R28W

29
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
FR-2163
CAS-127
MN-200
MN-200
MN-200
MN-200
FR-2311
FR-2311
MN-200
MN-200
CAS-126

Tamarack Point Drive Northeast
72nd St NE
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Cass Co. 125 - Three Island
Cass Co. 125 - Three Island
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
County 126 NE

Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 1
E½SW¼SE¼
E½SW¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
W½SW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 2
NE¼NW¼
NE¼NW¼
NW¼NW¼
NW¼NW¼

11
14
14
24
24
24
24
27
34
34
19
19
19
19
19
28
28
28
34
3
3
NW¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 9
S½SE¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 3
NW¼SE¼
SE¼SW¼
SW¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
N½SE¼NW¼
NE¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 1
NE¼NW¼
SE¼NW¼
SE¼SE¼
SW¼NE¼
SE¼NE¼
SE¼NW¼
SW¼NE¼
NE¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 7
Gov't Lot 8
Gov't Lot 9

MN-200
CAS-126
FR-2894
FR-2894
FR-2894
FR-2894
FR-2894
CAS-8
CAS-8
CAS-8
FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167
US-2
US-2
US-2
CAS-8
MN-200
MN-200
TWP-Pine
Lake FR2485

Minnesota State Highway 200
County 126 NE
Haskell Road Northeast
Fahrenholz Road Northeast
Fahrenholz Road Northeast
Fahrenholz Road Northeast
Fahrenholz Road Northeast
Cass County 8
Cass County 8
Cass County 8
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
US Highway 2
US Highway 2
US Highway 2
Cass County 8
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Fairbanks Drive Northwest

3
Gov't Lot 9
N½NE¼SE¼

MN-200
TWP-Pine
Lake FR2485

Minnesota State Highway 200
Fairbanks Drive Northwest

8
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 3

MN-200
TWP-Pine
Lake Unk3

Minnesota State Highway 200
Whipholt Beach Rd

T144N R29W

1
30
30
31
31
SE¼NW¼
SE¼NW¼
NW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
NW¼NW¼ of
Gov't Lot 4

FR-2131
FR-2132F
FR-2132G
FR-2917
FR-2917
FR-2917

Sunset Beach Road Northwest
Bay Shore
Senecs Road
West Shores Road Northwest
West Shores Road Northwest
West Shores Road Northwest

T145N R29W

12
23
32
32
33
NW¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
SE¼NE¼
SW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 7

FR-2167
US-2
FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167

Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
US Highway 2
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54

T142N R28W

T145N R28W

T141N R29W

T146N R29W

T141N R30W

T142N R30W

T143N R30W

33
34
34
1
4
4
4
4
SW¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 7
NW¼SW¼
SW¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 4
N½SW¼SW¼
N½SW¼SW¼
N½SW¼SW¼

FR-2167
FR-2167
FR-2167
MN-200
FR-3782
FR-3782A
FR-3782
MN-200
TWPTurtle
Lake 50
FR-3782
FR-3782
CAS-13
MN-200
MN-200
MN-200
TWPShingobee
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Cass Co. 91 Beltrami Co. 54
Minnesota State Highway 200
39Th Avenue Northwest
Fr 3782 Spur A
39Th Avenue Northwest
Minnesota State Highway 200
Township Rd 50

4
4
5
5
5
5
NW¼SW¼
SW¼NW¼
SW¼SE¼
SE¼SW¼
SW¼SE¼
SW¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 4

Gov't Lot 5

TWPShingobee
Breezy Point Road Northwest

Gov't Lot 6

TWPShingobee
Breezy Point Road Northwest

17
17
17
20
20
29
32
35
35
36
1
12
12
12
N½SE¼NE¼
N½SW¼NE¼
NE¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 5
SE¼SW¼
SW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 14
S½NE¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 4
NE¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 2

BIA-1002
BIA-1002
BIA-1002
CAS-13
CAS-13
CAS-13
FR-2461
FR-2657C
FR-2657C
FR-2657B
FR-2917
FR-2132
FR-2132
FR-2132
FR-3743

Traders Bay Road Northwest
Traders Bay Road Northwest
Traders Bay Road Northwest
Onigum Road - Cass County 13
Onigum Road - Cass County 13
Onigum Road - Cass County 13
North Turtle Lake-Twp #24 East
Rocky Point Road Northwest
Rocky Point Road Northwest
Bluewater Beach Road NW
West Shores Road Northwest
Sucker Bay Road
Sucker Bay Road
Sucker Bay Road
Camper Landing Road Northwest

Gov't Lot 3

FR-3136

Oak Point Road IRR 4

39Th Avenue Northwest
39Th Avenue Northwest
Onigum Road - Cass County 13
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Minnesota State Highway 200
Breezy Point Road Northwest

T144N R30W

T141N R31W
T142N R31W

T143N R31W

T144N R31W
T145N R31W

Gov't Lot 3

FR-3743

Camper Landing Road Northwest

18
18
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 9
NE¼NW¼

FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3743

Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Camper Landing Road Northwest

1
1
36
13
13
4
5
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 5
NE¼SE¼
NE¼SE¼

FR-2135
FR-2135
FR-2917
FR-3764
MN-371
MN-371
MN-371
TWPShingobee
Unk7

Ketchum Road
Ketchum Road
West Shores Road Northwest
64Th Street Northwest
Minnesota State Highway 371
Minnesota State Highway 371
Minnesota State Highway 371
N Kabekona Dr NW

6
12
12
12
24
24
12
14
14
23
23
23
23
25
25
26
26
26
26
36
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Gov't Lot 8
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 9
Gov't Lot 11
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 2
SW¼SW¼
NE¼NE¼
SE¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 4
NE¼SW¼
SE¼NW¼
NE¼NW¼
NW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 9
SE¼NW¼
SW¼NE¼
NW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 6
NE¼NE¼
NE¼NE¼

MN-200
CAS-72
CAS-72
CAS-72
BIA-22
CAS-13
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
FR-3136
US-2
US-2
US-2
US-2
FR-2073
US-2
FR-2073
US-2

Minnesota State Highway 200
Pine Point Drive NW
Pine Point Drive NW
Pine Point Drive NW
Onigum Marina Dr NW
Onigum Road - Cass County 13
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
Oak Point Road IRR 4
US Highway 2
US Highway 2
US Highway 2
US Highway 2
IRR 1014 - Stony Point Cass Lk
US Highway 2
IRR 1014 - Stony Point Cass Lk
US Highway 2

Exhibit B
Reserved Easement Rights for Forest Easement Roads
The Forest Service and the Tribe have executed an agreement that the below reserved easement
rights would be published in this Notice and govern ongoing Forest Service access to and
maintenance of the Forest Easement Roads after the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the
Federal land containing those road and trail segments.
Reserved Forest Service Easement Rights Approved by Tribe
Pursuant to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act (Pub. L. 116-255, 134
Stat. 1139) (“the Act”), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting by and through the Forest Service
(“Forest Service”), is publishing this Notice of Transfer (“Notice”) transferring administrative
jurisdiction to the Federal land, as defined by the Act, to the Secretary of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs to hold in Trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, also known as the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (“LLBO” or “Tribe”).
This Easement is reserved by the Forest Service, with agreement by the Tribe, for the
below-indicated Forest road and Forest trail sections pursuant to federal authorities under the
Act. Upon publication of the Notice affecting the Federal land containing the below-identified
roads and trail (“Forest Easement Roads”), the Forest Service will continue to operate such roads
and trail pursuant to the terms herein. The Forest Service or the Tribe may record this Easement
in the Office of the County Recorder for Cass County. The Tribe shall ensure this Easement is
recorded or processed as necessary to establish its effectiveness in the land records maintained
by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The locations of the Forest Easement Roads are listed in the table below and shown
approximately on the maps available for inspection at the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor’s
Office. If a conflict arises between the table below and the maps available for inspection, the
table below shall control.

Unless agreed to by the Forest Service and the Tribe in writing for a particular road, the
Easement shall be 33 feet on each side of the centerline with such additional width as required
for accommodation and protection of cuts and fills. The centerline of the roads and trail as
present on the ground shall be considered the true centerline of the Easement reserved.
This Easement includes the following terms and conditions to be held by the Forest Service:
A. Except as hereinafter limited, the Forest Service reserves the right to utilize, reconstruct,
and maintain the Forest Easement Roads within the easement without further
consideration for all purposes deemed necessary or desirable by the Forest Service.
The Forest Service reserves the right to extend rights and privileges for use of the Forest
Easement Roads to other Federal, State, and local authorities, as well as other users
including contractors, purchasers of forest products, and others including the public. The
Forest Service shall manage, control and maintain the Forest Easement Roads subject to
applicable law and regulation including but not limited to the Forest Roads and Trails Act
of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 532-538), 23 U.S.C. 204-205, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1715), and applicable federal regulations, including
36 CFR part 212, all as amended, which management shall include required consultation
with the Tribe. Such maintenance shall be to the specifications of the Forest Easement
Roads at the time of the publication of the Notice of Transfer for the Federal lands
containing the below Forest Easement Roads, or to such changed specifications later set
by Forest Service management decisions pursuant to applicable law, including increasing
or decreasing maintenance schedules or levels.
Pursuant to such management decisions under applicable law, the Forest Service may,
following consultation with the Tribe, reconstruct or maintain the Forest Easement Roads
to higher specifications. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all
maintenance or reconstruction shall be performed consistent with Forest Service needs
and funding, and nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a promise of payment in

advance of or in excess of appropriations in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31
U.S.C. 1341.
Public access to the Forest Easement Roads listed in this Exhibit B shall be determined
by the Forest Service in accordance with its regulations, including consultation with the
LLBO, unless and until the Regional Forester determines in writing that the easement or
any segment thereof are no longer needed as provided below. After such termination,
access to the affected easement segments shall be determined solely by the LLBO.
B. The Forest Service may cut timber and remove obstructions within the easement to the
extent the Forest Service deems necessary for utilizing, reconstructing, and maintaining
the roads and trail. Timber so cut shall, unless otherwise agreed to, be decked along the
road or trail for disposal by the Tribe.
This easement is reserved subject to the following rights of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe:
1. The right to use the Forest Easement Roads for all purposes deemed necessary or
desirable by the LLBO. LLBO use shall be subject to construction, reconstruction, and
maintenance costs commensurate with such use to the extent changes in its use of the
below road and trail segments after the date of this Notice contribute to increased
maintenance needs.
2. The right to access and cross the easement at any place by any means and manner that
complies with the traffic-control regulations of the Forest Service and does not interfere
unreasonably with the Forest Service use of the Forest Easement Roads.
3. The right to all timber now or hereafter growing on the easement subject to the Forest
Service’s right to cut such timber as hereinbefore provided.
This easement shall continue for the duration of time the below road segments remain Forest
roads or, for the purposes of the Forest trail, a Forest trail, as defined under 36 CFR part 212, as
amended. If the Regional Forester determines in writing that the easement or any segment
thereof is no longer needed, the easement traversed thereby shall immediately terminate by

operation of law, but shall be evidenced by a statement in recordable form furnished by the
Regional Forester to the LLBO and the BIA.
Township
Range

Section Legal SubDivision

Road ID

Road Name

T144N R27W

5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
21
21
Gov't Lot 14
Gov't Lot 14
Gov't Lot 15
Gov't Lot 16
Gov't Lot 17
Gov't Lot 17
Gov't Lot 10
Gov't Lot 11
Gov't Lot 12
Gov't Lot 7
NE¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 4

FR-2102
FR-2127
FR-2102
FR-2127
FR-2127
FR-3013
FR-2102
FR-2102
FR-2102
FR-2127
FR-2163
FR-2163
FR-3001

Old Six Mile Lake Road NE
Six Mile Lake Road Northeast
Old Six Mile Lake Road NE
Six Mile Lake Road Northeast
Six Mile Lake Road Northeast
Mud Lake Spur 3013
Old Six Mile Lake Road NE
Old Six Mile Lake Road NE
Old Six Mile Lake Road NE
Six Mile Lake Road Northeast
Tamarack Point Drive Northeast
Tamarack Point Drive Northeast
South Highbanks Road Northeast

29
29
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 1

FR-2163
FR-2219
FR-3001

Tamarack Point Drive Northeast
North Highbanks Road NE
South Highbanks Road Northeast

Gov't Lot 1

FR-3001

South Highbanks Road Northeast

32
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
9
10
14
24
27
34
34
35
SW¼NW¼
E½SW¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
E½SW¼SE¼
SE¼SW¼
W½SW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 2
NW¼NE¼
NE¼NW¼
S½SE¼NE¼
NW¼SE¼
SE¼SW¼
NE¼NW¼
NE¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 2
NE¼SE¼

FR-3001A
FR-2868
FR-2868
FR-2872
FR-2868A
FR-2868A
FR-2876
FR-2876A
FR-2876
FR-2876A
FR-2872
FR-2599
FR-2875C
FR-2884B
FR-3099
FR-3098
FR-3100
FR-3102
FR-3102

South Highbanks Spur A
MN 200 Spur 2868
MN 200 Spur 2868
Grazing Study Road
FR 2868 Spur A
FR 2868 Spur A
Erwin Hills Drive Northeast
Erwin Hills Drive Spur A
Erwin Hills Drive Northeast
Erwin Hills Drive Spur A
Grazing Study Road
West Football Lake Road
64Th Street Northeast
Fahrenholz Road Spur B
Cass Co. 8 Spur 3099
Cass Co. 8 Spur 3098
Cass Co. 8 Spur 3100
Grouse Pines Lane Northeast
Grouse Pines Lane Northeast

T146N R27W

T141N R28W

T142N R28W

T145N R28W

T141N R29W

T144N R29W

T145N R29W

T146N R29W
T141N R30W

T142N R30W
T143N R30W
T144N R30W
T145N R30W

19
19
19
20
20
28
28
34
34
10
17
23
1
1
1
12
23
23
24
24
24
33
1
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
31
32
18
1
1
1
1
12
12
12
Gov't Lot 1
SE¼SE¼
NE¼NW¼
NW¼SW¼
SW¼NW¼
SE¼NW¼
SE¼NW¼
NE¼SW¼
NW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 3
N½SE¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 3
NW¼SE¼
SE¼NW¼
SW¼SE¼
NE¼SW¼
Gov't Lot 2
SE¼SW¼
NW¼NE¼
SW¼NE¼
NW¼NE¼
SW¼NW¼
SW¼SW¼
SE¼SW¼
SW¼SE¼
SW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 6
NE¼NW¼
NW¼NW¼
NW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 4
SW¼SE¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 1
SW¼NE¼
SW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 1

FR-3025
FR-2074
FR-3025
FR-2074
FR-2074
FR-2129
FR-3033
FR-3032
FR-3032
FR-2834
FR-2108
FR-2835
FR-2941
FR-2941
FR-2941
FR-2010
FR-2175A
FR-2175A
FR-2972
FR-2972
FR-3024A
FR-2348
FR-2657F
FR-3780
FR-3781
FR-3992
FR-2658C
FR-2658D
FR-2658B
FR-2658A
FR-3780
FR-3780
FR-3781
FR-2658D
FR-2461A
FR-3136O
FR-2135Z
FR-2135Z
FR-2958
FR-2958
FR-2958
FR-2352
FR-2958
FR-2137

West Winnie Spur 3025
Richards Drive Northeast
West Winnie Spur 3025
Richards Drive Northeast
Richards Drive Northeast
Boulder Hill
Bena Old Dump
Canadien John
Canadien John
Lauer Road Northwest
Whipholt Tower Road NW
West Mud Lake Road
Rabbits Cemetery
Rabbits Cemetery
Rabbits Cemetery
Snapping Turtle Lane Northwest
Portage Lake Drive Spur A
Portage Lake Drive Spur A
Converse Road
Converse Road
Alimi Road Spur A
Finn
Smokey Point Road Spur F
MN 200 Spur 3780
MN 200 Spur 3781
Onigum Gravel Pit
Breezy Point Road Spur C
Breezy Point Road Spur D
Breezy Point Road Spur B
Breezy Point Road Spur A
MN 200 Spur 3780
MN 200 Spur 3780
MN 200 Spur 3781
Breezy Point Road Spur D
North Turtle Lake Spur A
East Oak Point Road Spur O
Elmers Trail
Elmers Trail
Lydick Road
Lydick Road
Lydick Road
Norich
Lydick Road
Pike Bay Loop Northwest

T142N R31W

T143N R31W

T144N R31W
T145N R31W

Township
Range
T145N R30W

T145N R31W

19
19
1
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
24
14
23
25
25
36
13
13
13
22
22
22
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
SE¼SW¼
NE¼NE¼
NE¼NW¼
NW¼NE¼
NW¼NW¼
SE¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 10
Gov't Lot 11
N½NW¼SW¼
SW¼NW¼
W½NE¼NW¼
N½NW¼SW¼
SW¼NW¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 8
Gov't Lot 9
Gov't Lot 2
SW¼SE¼
NE¼NE¼
NE¼NW¼
NW¼NE¼
NW¼NE¼
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 6
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
NW¼NW¼
SW¼NW¼

FR-2137
FR-2137
FR-2639
FR-2644
FR-2644
FR-2644
FR-2644
FR-2644
FR-2639
FR-2639
FR-2639
FR-2639
FR-2639
FR-2639
FR-2644
FR-2644
FR-2123
FR-2123
FR-2123
FR-2123
FR-2123
FR-3600
FR-3600
FR-3136C
FR-3136C
FR-3734
FR-2174
FR-2174
FR-2174
FR-2138
FR-2138
FR-2138
FR-2138

Pike Bay Loop Northwest
Pike Bay Loop Northwest
Pine Point
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Pine Point
Pine Point
Pine Point
Pine Point
Pine Point
Pine Point
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point/ IRR 1715
Cedar Point Road Northwest
Cedar Point Road Northwest
Cedar Point Road Northwest
Cedar Point Road Northwest
Cedar Point Road Northwest
Beartrap
Beartrap
Oak Point Road Spur C
Oak Point Road Spur C
Crooked Lake Road Northwest
Strawberry Point Road NW
Strawberry Point Road NW
Strawberry Point Road NW
Bayview Loop Northwest
Bayview Loop Northwest
Bayview Loop Northwest
Bayview Loop Northwest

Section

Legal SubDivision
Gov't Lot 1
Gov't Lot 2
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 3
Gov't Lot 4
Gov't Lot 5
Gov't Lot 7
Gov't Lot 6

Trail ID

Trail Name

34674A
34674A
34674A
34674
34674
34674
34674
Migizi Bike - Spur A
Migizi Bike - Spur A
Migizi Bike - Spur A
Migizi Bike Trail
Migizi Bike Trail
Migizi Bike Trail
Migizi Bike Trail
Migizi Bike Trail

19
19
19
13
13
13
13
36

Gov't Lot 2

34674A

Migizi Bike - Spur A

Dated: June 21, 2024.
Antoine L. Dixon,
Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 2024-14086 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]