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Dingell Act Allows Transfer of Property in Voyageurs National Park

Park Superintendent Bob DeGross and BLM District Manager Dean Gettinger stand on an island to be transferred into the park, with a scenic lakeshore in the background.
Park Superintendent Bob DeGross and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) District Manager Dean Gettinger at a site visit in Voyageurs

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News Release Date: September 27, 2019

Contact: Tawnya Schoewe, (218) 283-6670

International Falls, MN: On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Dean Gettinger, District Manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Northeastern States District; and Bob DeGross, Voyageurs National Park Superintendent, conducted a site visit to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands recently transferred to the national park. The former BLM lands, a series of small islands and parcels within the authorized boundary of Voyageurs National Park totaling 63 acres, were transferred to the National Park Service in March, 2019 when President Trump signed into law theĀ John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.

Transfer of the lands to the National Park Service facilitates ease of management and eliminates future concerns related to ownership, management, and other administrative issues. Recreational opportunities will continue on the parcels under National Park Service policy and management guidelines.

In addition to transferring these BLM parcels the passing of the Dingell Act allows the National Park Service (NPS) to enter into a land exchange with the State of Minnesota. This exchange would transfer NPS lands outside the park's authorized boundary with a State owned parcel of land within the boundaries of the park.



Last updated: October 21, 2019

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