Bill > SF1406

This bill modifies the mining restrictions within the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the Rainy River headwaters in Minnesota. It amends the existing law to allow mining for certain resources, such as 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 investigating and determining if mining or peat harvesting can be allowed in the BWCAW in cases of national emergency declared by Congress, with the approval of the state legislature.