1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act . 2. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation restoration (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Federal land described in subsection (b)(1) was taken from members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe during a period— (A) beginning in 1948; (B) during which the Bureau of Indian Affairs incorrectly interpreted an order of the Secretary of the Interior to mean that the Department of the Interior had the authority to sell tribal allotments without the consent of a majority of the rightful landowners; and (C) ending in 1959, when the Secretary of the Interior was— (i) advised that sales described in subparagraph (B) were illegal; and (ii) ordered to cease conducting those sales; (2) (A) the applicable statute of limitations prohibits individuals from pursuing through litigation the return of the land taken as described in paragraph (1); but (B) a Federal judge ruled that the land could be restored to the affected individuals through the legislative process; (3) a comprehensive review of the Federal land demonstrated that— (A) a large portion of the Federal land is overloaded with— (i) utility easements; (ii) rights-of-way for roads; and (iii) flowage and reservoir rights; and (B) there are no cabins, campgrounds, lodges, or resorts located on any portion of the Federal land; and (4) on reacquisition by the Tribe of the Federal land, the Tribe— (A) has pledged to respect the easements, rights-of-way, and other rights described in paragraph (3)(A); and (B) (i) does not intend immediately to modify the use of the Federal land