Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 12/14/2022
Actions
- 2022-12-14Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
- 2022-12-14Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-634.
- 2022-12-14Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-634.
- 2022-07-13Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
- 2022-07-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2022-07-13Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- 2022-07-13Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- 2022-05-24Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2022-12-14 (07)
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
This bill withdraws certain federal lands and waters in Minnesota from mining and related activities.
Specifically, the bill withdraws approximately 234,328 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest from
- entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
- location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
- operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
The area is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area. Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.
The Forest Service is authorized to permit the removal of sand, granite, iron ore, and taconite from national forest system lands within such area if the removal is not detrimental to the water quality, air quality, and health of forest habitat within the Rainy River Watershed.
Cosponsors (20)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
Subjects
- Air quality
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Mining
- Minnesota
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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