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Union Calendar No. 288
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1739
[Report No. 105–500]
To amend the Act designating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
to clarify certain provisions of law regarding activities authorized within
the wilderness area, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 1997
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
APRIL 29, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, and Mr. YOUNG of
Alaska
APRIL 29, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Act designating the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of law re-
garding activities authorized within the wilderness area,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘BWCAW Accessibility
and Fairness Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress finds and declares that it is in the na-
tional interest to protect, preserve, and improve for the
long term the diverse resources of the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness for the benefit of the people of
the United States.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN CERTAIN
PORTION OF BOUNDARY WATER CANOE AREA
WILDERNESS.
(a) SEAGULL LAKE.—Section 4(c) of the Act of Octo-
ber 21, 1978, entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other
purposes’’ (Public Law 95–495; 92 Stat. 1649, 1650) is
amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, that por-
tion generally east of Threemile Island, Cook Coun-
ty’’.
(2) In paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sea Gull,
Cook
County,
that
portion
generally
west
of
Threemile
Island,
Cook
County,
until
January
1999’’.
(b) MOTORIZED PORTAGES.—Section 4(g) of the Act
of October 21, 1978, entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area,
and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 95–495; 92 Stat.
1649, 1651) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equip-
ment to transport boats across the portages between the
Moose Lake chain and Basswood Lake, between Fall Lake
and Basswood Lake, and between Vermilion Lake and
Trout Lake.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘BWCAW Accessibility
and Fairness Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress finds and declares that it is in the na-
tional interest to protect, preserve, and improve for the long
term the diverse resources of the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness for the benefit of the people of the United
States.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN CERTAIN
PORTION OF BOUNDARY WATER CANOE AREA
WILDERNESS.
(a) SEAGULL LAKE.—Section 4(c) of the Act of October
21, 1978, entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the Boundary Wa-
ters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Wa-
ters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other pur-
poses’’ (Public Law 95–495; 92 Stat. 1649, 1650) is amend-
ed as follows:
(1) In paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, that portion
generally east of Threemile Island, Cook County’’.
(2) In paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Sea Gull,
Cook County, that portion generally west of Threemile
Island, until January 1, 1999’’.
(b) MOTORIZED PORTAGES.—Section 4(g) of the Act
of October 21, 1978, entitled ‘‘An Act to designate the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and
for other purposes’’ (Public Law 95–495; 92 Stat. 1649,
1651) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
the operation (in the same manner as in 1992) of motorized
vehicles to transport boats across the portages between the
Moose Lake chain and Basswood Lake, between Fall Lake
and Basswood Lake, and between Vermilion Lake and
Trout Lake.’’.
(c) PROHIBITION OF SUBSIDIES.—Section 4 of such
Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at
the end thereof:
‘‘(j) SUBSIDY FOR MOTORIZED PORTAGES PROHIB-
ITED.—No Federal funds may be used to operate or to assist
in any way in the operation of any motorized portage with-
in the wilderness area.’’.
Union Calendar No. 288
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1739
[Report No. 105–500]
A BILL
To amend the Act designating the Boundary Wa-
ters Canoe Area Wilderness to clarify certain
provisions of law regarding activities authorized
within the wilderness area, and for other pur-
poses.
APRIL 29, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed