Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
U.S. Congress · HR588 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-21. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Summary (plain-language)
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act This bill protects and preserves approximately 225,504 acres of federal land and waters in a specified area in the Rainy River Watershed of Superior National Forest in Minnesota from certain mining, such as sulfide-ore copper mining. (The area is upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.) Specifically, the bill withdraws those acres 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. However, 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. Land or interest in land within such area that is acquired by the United States must be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.
Sponsors
- Betty McCollum (primary)
- Yassamin Ansari
- Julia Brownley
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Ed Case
- Steve Cohen
- André Carson
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Judy Chu
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sean Casten
- Diana DeGette
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Debbie Dingell
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jared Huffman
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Ted Lieu
- Mike Levin
- Gwen Moore
- Kelly Morrison
- Jerrold Nadler
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Joe Neguse
- Ilhan Omar
- Chellie Pingree
- Mark Pocan
- Mike Quigley
- Deborah K. Ross
- Jamie Raskin
- Emily Randall
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Mike Thompson
- Paul Tonko
- Rashida Tlaib
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Gabe Vasquez
- Nikema Williams
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-01-21 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |