BUDS Resolution
- Last Action
- 9/1/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2023-01-31Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-01-31Introduced in House
- 2023-01-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-31 (00)
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
This bill withdraws approximately 234,328 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest in Minnesota 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 Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States shall be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Cori Bush (D-MO)
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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