S. 5374Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.

Introduced August 7, 2026

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This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to relinquish the United States' claim to about 15 acres of land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, so the land can be transferred to another party. The action must happen within 90 days of the bill becoming law, and the land does not include any part that lies inside the Kootenai Indian Reservation.

Key Provisions

  • Within 90 days of enactment, the Secretary of the Interior must issue a recordable disclaimer of the United States' interest in the specified land.
  • The land covered is roughly 15.12 acres shown on an 1893 map labeled “Eaton,” but any portion that falls within the Kootenai Indian Reservation is excluded.

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

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Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

August 7, 2026

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

September 16, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5374

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 7, 2026

Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.

1.

Facilitation of conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho

(a)

Disclaimer of interest

To facilitate the conveyance of the covered land described in subsection (b) that was platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 718) (repealed by section 703(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–579; 90 Stat. 2790)), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a recordable disclaimer of interest of the United States in and to the covered land.

(b)

Description of covered land

The covered land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 15.12 acres of land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, depicted as Eaton on the map entitled Eaton and dated December 22, 1893, excluding the portion of the land within the boundary of the Kootenai Indian Reservation.