Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
USA118th CongressHCONRES-34| House
| Updated: 12/18/2024
Pete Stauber
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This concurrent resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the Department of the Interior's withdrawal of approximately 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. On January 26, 2023, Interior removed the land from being available for new mineral leasing, sale of mineral materials, and geothermal leasing for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights. The land is located in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota and the Rainy River watershed, which includes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Chippewa Bands.
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Submitted in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 758.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-928.
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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorForests, forestry, treesLand transfersMiningMinnesotaWatershedsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
USA118th CongressHCONRES-34| House
| Updated: 12/18/2024
This concurrent resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the Department of the Interior's withdrawal of approximately 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. On January 26, 2023, Interior removed the land from being available for new mineral leasing, sale of mineral materials, and geothermal leasing for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights. The land is located in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota and the Rainy River watershed, which includes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Chippewa Bands.
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Submitted in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 758.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-928.
Pete Stauber
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorForests, forestry, treesLand transfersMiningMinnesotaWatershedsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats