Minnesota Mining: Reversing the Ban on Federal Land Use
Legislative Progress
214–208
Key Points
- Congress is voting to cancel a rule from the Bureau of Land Management that blocked new mining on about 225,000 acres of federal land in northern Minnesota.
- The original rule was meant to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by preventing companies from mining for minerals like copper and nickel for 20 years.
- By overturning this rule, the government would allow mining companies to apply for leases to dig and explore for minerals in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis counties again.
- This move is a major debate between people who want to create new mining jobs and those who want to protect one of the country's most famous wilderness areas from pollution.
Milestones
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1156-1157)
Vote Results
1 voteOn Passage
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
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