Bill > SF763

This bill modifies the restrictions on mining and mineral exploration in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the Rainy River headwaters in Minnesota. Specifically, it allows mining for certain resources like taconite, iron ore, sand, gravel, and granite in the Rainy River headwaters if the Commissioner of Natural Resources determines it will not be detrimental to the BWCAW. The bill also outlines the process for the Commissioner to investigate and approve any natural resource exploitation in the BWCAW or Rainy River headwaters in the event of a national emergency declared by Congress.