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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Commercial Mortgage Capital
Availability Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRANSFERS OF MORTGAGE LOANS.

(a) Accounting Principles.--The accounting principles applicable to
the transfer of a mortgage loan with recourse contained in reports or
statements required to be filed with Federal banking agencies by a
qualified insured depository institution shall be consistent with
generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) Capital and Reserve Requirements.--With respect to the transfer
of a mortgage loan with recourse that is a sale under generally
accepted accounting principles, each qualified insured depository
institution shall--
(1) establish and maintain a reserve equal to an amount
sufficient to meet the reasonable estimated liability of the
institution under the recourse arrangement; and
(2) treat as an asset (for purposes of applicable capital
standards and other capital measures, including risk-based
capital requirements) only the maximum amount at risk under the
recourse arrangement.
(c) Qualified Institutions Defined.--An insured depository
institution is a qualified insured depository institution for purposes
of this section if, without regard to the accounting principles or
capital requirements referred to in subsections (a) and (b), the
institution is--
(1) well capitalized; or
(2) with the approval, by regulation or order, of the
appropriate Federal banking agency, adequately capitalized.
(d) Aggregate Amount of Recourse.--The total outstanding amount at
risk with respect to transfers of mortgage loans under subsections (a)
and (b) (together with the amount at risk under any provisions of law
substantially similar to subsections (a) and (b)) shall not exceed--
(1) the amount which is equal to 15 percent of the risk-
based capital of the institution; or
(2) such greater amount, as established by the appropriate
Federal banking agency by regulation or order.
(e) Institutions That Cease To Be Qualified or Exceed Aggregate
Limits.--If an insured depository institution ceases to be a qualified
insured depository institution or exceeds the limits under subsection
(d), this section shall remain applicable to any transfer of mortgage
loans that occurred at a time when the institution was qualified and
had not exceeded such limit.
(f) Prompt Corrective Action not Affected.--The capital of an
insured depository institution shall be computed without regard to this
section in determining whether the institution is less than well
capitalized.
(g) Regulations Required.--Before the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each appropriate
Federal banking agency shall prescribe final regulations implementing
this section.
(h) Alternative System Permitted.--
(1) In general.--At the discretion of the appropriate
Federal banking agency, this section shall not apply if the
regulations of the agency provide that the aggregate amount of
capital and reserves required with respect to the transfer of
mortgage loans with recourse does not exceed the aggregate
amount of capital and reserves that would be required under
subsection (b).
(2) Existing transactions not affected.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), this section shall remain in effect with respect
to transfers of mortgage loans with recourse by qualified
insured depository institutions occurring before the effective
date of regulations referred to in paragraph (1).
(i) Definitions.--The following definitions apply for purposes of
this section:
(1) Adequately capitalized.--The term ''adequately
capitalized'' has the same meaning as in section 38(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(2) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term
''appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning as
in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(3) Capital standards.--The term ''capital standards'' has
the same meaning as in section 38(c) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act.
(4) Federal banking agencies.--The term ''Federal banking
agencies'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(5) Insured depository institution.--The term ''insured
depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(6) Other capital measures.--The term ''other capital
measures'' has the same meaning as in section 38(c) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(7) Recourse.--The term ''recourse'' has the meaning given
to such term under generally accepted accounting principles.
(8) Mortgage loan.--The term ''mortgage loan'' means any--
(A) note or certificate of interest or
participation in a note (including any rights designed
to assure servicing of, or the timeliness of receipt by
the holders of such notes, certificates, or
participation of amounts payable under such notes,
certificates or participation) that is principally
secured by an interest in real property; or
(B) any security (within the meaning of section 8
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is secured
by one or more notes described in subparagraph (A) or
certificates of interest or participation in such notes
(with or without recourse to issuers thereof) and that,
by its terms, provides for payments of principal in
relation to payments, or reasonable projections of
payments, on notes described in subparagraph (A) or
certificates of interest or participation in such
notes.
(9) Well capitalized.--The term ''well capitalized'' has
the same meaning as in section 38(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITY.

Section 3(a)(41)(A)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78c(a)(41)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon
'', or on 1 or more parcels of real estate upon which is located one or
more commercial structures''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS FROM PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RULES.

The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall exempt, either unconditionally or on stated terms and
conditions, transactions involving commercial mortgage related
securities (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(41) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by section 3 of this Act)
from--
(1) the restrictions of sections 406(a) and 407(a) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; and
(2) the taxes imposed under section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 5. PROVISIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF THE SECURITIZATION
PROCESS, AND THE SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF FEDERALLY
INSURED INSTITUTIONS.

(a) Compliance With Securities Regulations.--Any security relying
on the provisions of this Act shall comply with all rules and
regulations of Federal securities laws applicable thereto, as
determined taking into account the provisions of this Act, including
all provisions relating to required disclosure to investors,
registrations, reporting and compliance, and all anti-fraud provisions.
(b) Treatment of Bank Issued or Purchased Mortgage Backed
Securities for Purposes of Minimum Capital Requirements.--
(1) Mortgages held by bank to back securities.--If an issue
of securities backed by mortgage loans represents a liability
on the balance sheet of an insured depository institution and
the assets backing such obligation represent assets on the
balance sheet of such institution, the institution shall
maintain minimum adequate capital with regard to such assets as
prescribed by all applicable rules and regulations of the
banking agencies with supervisory and examination authority
over such institution, as determined taking into account the
provisions of this Act.
(2) Securities held by bank.--If an insured depository
institution purchases a mortgage-related security to which the
provisions of this Act apply, the institution shall maintain
minimum adequate capital with respect to such security and all
other assets as prescribed by all applicable rules and
regulations of the banking agencies with supervisory and
examination authority over such institution, as determined
taking into account the provisions of this Act.

Output: Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act of 1993 - Sets forth a regulatory scheme under which qualified insured depository institutions meeting prescribed reserve and capital requirements may execute mortgage loan transfers with a recourse arrangement.
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to modify the definition of "mortgage related security" to include notes directly secured by a first lien on real estate with commercial structures located upon it (thus bringing such securities within the purview of the Act).
Directs the Secretary of Labor to exempt commercial mortgage related securities transactions from: (1) certain restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; and (2) certain taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.
Mandates that securities relying on the provisions of this Act comply with all Federal securities laws relating to disclosure to investors, registrations, reporting and anti-fraud provisions.
Requires insured depository institutions to maintain the minimum adequate capital prescribed by regulatory banking agencies when executing mortgage backed securities transactions.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

This Act may be cited as the ''Wildland Firefighters Health
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''wildland firefighter'' means an employee of
a Federal land management agency, the duties of whose position
are primarily to perform work directly related to the
prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires,
including--
(A) an employee of a Federal land management agency
who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression
activities; and
(B) an employee who is transferred to a supervisory
or administrative position from a position of wildland
firefighter (as defined by the preceding provisions of
this paragraph);
(2) the term ''Federal land management agency'' means--
(A) within the Department of the Interior, the
Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the National Park Service, and the Fish and
Wildlife Service; and
(B) within the Department of Agriculture, the
Forest Service; and
(3) the term ''employee'' has the meaning given such term
by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. CLASSIFICATION OF WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS.

(a) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Within 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management, in
cooperation with the Federal land management agencies, shall
commence development of a separate and distinct wildland
firefighter occupational series that will more accurately
reflect the variety of duties performed by wildland
firefighters.
(2) Designation.--The official title assigned to any
occupational series established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
include the designation of ''Wildland Firefighter''.
(3) Positions described.--Paragraph (1) applies with
respect to any class or other category of positions that
consists primarily or exclusively of forestry technician
positions, range technician positions, or any other positions
the duties and responsibilities of which include--
(A) significant wildfire preparedness and
suppression activities; or
(B) activities necessary to meet any other
emergency incident to which assigned.
(4) Consultation.--Congress encourages the Office of
Personnel Management to consult with recognized employee
organizations, employee associations, and any other groups that
represent Federal wildland firefighters in carrying out this
subsection.
(b) Hazardous Duty Differential Not Affected.--Section 5545(d)(1)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking all after
''except'' and inserting an em dash and the following:
''(A) an employee in an occupational series
covering positions for which the primary duties are
wildland firefighting, as determined by the Office; and
''(B) in such other circumstances as the Office may
by regulation prescribe; and''.
(c) Employees Currently in 401 Series.--Any individual who, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, holds a position of wildland
firefighter shall have the option of either remaining in the 401 series
(as in effect on such date under chapter 51 of title 5, United States
Code) or being included in the new wildland firefighter series, as
established pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 4. PAY AND BENEFITS.

(a) In General.--In the case of a wildland firefighter, for full-
time, part-time, and intermittent tours of duty, hours of work
officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8
hours per day shall be considered overtime work, inclusive of all time
the firefighter is away from their official duty station assigned to an
emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-
positioned for emergency response, and shall be compensable as work
time in accordance with section 5542(a) of title 5, United States Code,
as amended by subsection (b)(1).
(b) Requirements.--
(1) Amendment to title 5.--Section 5542(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end (as a flush
left sentence) the following:
''Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), for a wildland firefighter
assigned to an emergency incident, assigned in support of an emergency
incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response, the overtime hourly
rate of pay is an amount equal to one and one-half times the hourly
rate of the basic pay of the employee, and that entire amount is
premium pay.''.
(2) Fair labor standards act of 1938.--For the purpose of
applying the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.) with respect to wildland firefighters,
no violation referred to in such provisions shall be considered
to have occurred if the requirements described in paragraph (1)
are met.
(c) Portal-to-Portal Compensation Pilot Program.--
(1) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 to initiate a portal-to-portal pilot program under
this subsection, commencing with the 2013 wildfire season. Any
sums required in addition to amounts appropriated pursuant to
the preceding sentence may be secured from the existing
wildfire suppression budget for the fiscal year in which the
season occurs.
(2) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out by
the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture for a period not to exceed 3 calendar years
beginning as of the start of the 2013 wildfire season.
(3) Report.--No later than 90 days after the completion of
the pilot program, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a joint
report on the effectiveness of the pilot program. Such report
shall address the effect of the program with respect to--
(A) recruitment and retention of wildland
firefighters; and
(B) any cost savings.
(4) Additional requirements.--To ensure adequate funding
and to realize maximum wildfire suppression savings, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall take appropriate measures to ensure that total funding
for non-Federal fire suppression personnel and other resources,
by their respective Departments--
(A) for the first year of the pilot program, do not
exceed 90 percent of their combined non-Federal fire
suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons;
(B) for the second year of the pilot program, do
not exceed 75 percent of their combined non-Federal
fire suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons; and
(C) for the third year of the pilot program, do not
exceed 65 percent of their combined non-Federal fire
suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons.
(d) Hazardous Duty Differential To Be Treated as Part of a Wildland
Firefighter's Base Pay for Retirement Purposes.--
(1) In general.--Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States
Code is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ''and'' at
the end; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (H) the following:
''(I) with respect to a wildland firefighter (as
defined by section 2 of the Wildland Firefighters
Health Protection Act), any pay differential received
under section 5545(d);''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Such section 8331(3) is further
amended, in the matter following subparagraph (I) (as added by
paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ''subparagraphs (B) through (H)
of this paragraph'' and inserting ''subparagraphs (B) through
(I),''.
(e) Hazardous Duty Differential.--
(1) In general.--In the administration of section 5545(d)
of title 5, United States Code, the Office of Personnel
Management shall take such measures as may be necessary to
ensure that, under the schedule or schedules of pay
differentials for duty involving unusual physical hardship or
hazard, a pay differential of 25 percent shall be payable to an
individual while serving as a member of a wildland firefighting
crew.
(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
''wildland firefighting crew'' includes ground (hand crew,
hotshot, engine, and other fire apparatus personnel) and
airborne (smoke jumper or helitack) firefighting personnel on
the fire line of any wildfire or prescribed fuel treatment burn
or fire, as further defined in regulations of the Office of
Personnel Management.
(f) Benefits for Seasonal Wildland Firefighters.--
(1) Provisions relating to life insurance.--Section 8716(b)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ''or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
''(4) a wildland firefighter within the meaning of section
2 of the Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act.''.
(2) Provisions relating to health benefits.--Section
8913(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ''or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (4) the following:
''(5) a wildland firefighter within the meaning of section
2 of the Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act.''.
(g) Buy Back of Civilian Time After 1989.--
(1) In general.--Any individual who is subject to the
Federal Employees' Retirement System as a firefighter (within
the meaning of section 8401 of title 5, United States Code) on
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be entitled to have
any qualifying firefighter service treated as creditable
service under section 8411 of such title.
(2) Qualifying firefighter service.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term ''qualifying firefighter service'' means,
in connection with an individual, any service--
(A) which was performed by such individual, as a
wildland firefighter, after 1989 and before the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(B) for which such individual was not allowed to
receive retirement credit by reason of section 8347(g)
or 8402(c) of such title 5.
(3) Deposit requirement.--Credit for a period of service
may not be given under this subsection unless the individual
involved makes a deposit, in such manner as the Office of
Personnel Management may by regulation require, equal to the
employee contributions that would have been required (in the
case of a firefighter) for such period under section 8334(c) or
8422(a) of such title 5, with interest.
(4) Certification.--The Office of Personnel Management
shall accept the certification of the Secretary of the Interior
or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, concerning
whether an individual performed qualifying firefighter service
and the length of the period of such service the individual
performed.

Output: Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act - Defines "wildland firefighter" as an employee of a federal land management agency who performs work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires, including an employee who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression activities and an employee who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with such agencies, to commence development of a separate wildland firefighter occupational series that will more accurately reflect the variety of duties performed.

Requires a wildland firefighter's hours of work officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day to be considered overtime work. Makes time the firefighter is away from his or her official duty station assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response compensable as work time. Includes hazardous duty differentials as basic pay for retirement purposes.

Prohibits OPM from excluding wildland firefighters from federal employees' group life insurance (FEGLI) and from federal health care benefits.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. MOTORIZED PORTAGES.

Section 4 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 1650)
is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
''(g) Motorized Portages.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in
this Act shall prevent the operation of a motorized vehicle and
associated equipment that is necessary to assist in the
transport of a boat across Prairie Portage from the Moose Lake
chain to Basswood Lake, and from Lake Vermilion to Trout Lake
across the Trout Lake Portage.
''(2) Clean and efficient vehicles.--A vehicle operated as
permitted under paragraph (1)--
''(A) may not exceed the dimensions of a /4\ ton
pickup truck; and
''(B) shall be a clean-emission and energy-
efficient vehicle, as determined by the Secretary.
''(3) New technology.--The Secretary may require the use of
vehicles under paragraph (1) that utilize appropriate cost-
effective new technology allowing for a cleaner and quieter
motorized vehicle as soon as practicable, as determined by the
Secretary.
''(4) Removal of tow boats.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the operation of motorized vehicles begins
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall terminate any special
use permit for a tow boat in Basswood Lake or South Farm Lake.
''(5) Increase in motorboat permits.--The Secretary shall
allow an appropriate increase in the number of motorboat
permits for September on Basswood Lake to take into account the
removal of commercial tow boats on Basswood Lake.
''(6) No additional facilities.--Nothing in this subsection
permits the building of an overnight facility, building, road,
or amenity at a portage site.
''(7) No subsidy.--The costs of operating a motorized
vehicle under this subsection shall be borne by a
concessionaire without subsidy from any government.
''(8) Continued operation.--If there is no operation of a
motorized vehicle under this subsection by a concessionaire for
a significant portion of the ice-free season for 3 consecutive
years, this subsection shall cease to have effect.''.

SEC. 3. LAND ADDITIONS TO THE WILDERNESS.

Section 3 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 1649)
is amended--
(1) by inserting ''(a) In General.--'' after ''Sec. 3.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Additional Land.--
''(1) In general.--The wilderness shall include the land
designated on the map entitled 'Boundary Waters Canoe Area--
Expansion Proposal', dated July 29, 1997, comprising
approximately 21,700 acres.
''(2) On file.--The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the offices
of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Supervisor of the
Superior National Forest.
''(3) Detailed legal description and map.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed legal
description and map showing the new boundaries of the
wilderness.
''(B) Filing with congress.--The Secretary shall
file the legal description and map described in
subparagraph (A) with the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee
on Resources of the House of Representatives.
''(C) Force of law.--The legal description and map
described in subparagraph (A) shall have the same force
and effect as if included in this Act.
''(D) Clerical and typographical errors.--The
Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors
in the legal description and map described in
subparagraph (A) at any time.
''(4) Timber access roads.--Any timber access road in the
land described in paragraph (1) that is in existence on the
date of enactment of this subsection that is needed for
operations under a timber sale contract in existence on that
date shall remain open only until such time as the operations
are completed and the timber sale contract expires.
''(5) Land exchanges.--Not later that 2 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
identify and convey to the State or a county, in exchange for
land owned by the State or county in the wilderness area
described in paragraph (1), Federal land of approximately
comparable value, taking into consideration factors such as the
timber species, the volume of timber, and the accessibility of
timber on the land.''.

SEC. 4. MOTORBOATS ON CANOE LAKE.

Section 4(c)(2) of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat.
1650) is amended by striking ''; Canoe, Cook County''.

SEC. 5. USE OF PISTON BULLY.

Section 4(i) of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat.
1652) is amended by adding at the end the following: ''The Secretary
shall allow the use of a piston bully or similar device to groom the
portion of the maintained ski trail on the east end of Flour Lake.''.

SEC. 6. PERMIT RESERVATION SYSTEM.

Section 4 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat. 1652)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(j) Permit Reservation System.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary should take steps, if feasible, to move the permit
reservation system for the wilderness to northeastern Minnesota. In
taking such steps, the Secretary should give preference to a contractor
located in a county in which part of the wilderness lies.''.

SEC. 7. ANNUAL GRANTS.

Section 16 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat.
1658) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Annual Grants.--Of the amounts made available under section
21, the Secretary shall make a portion available each year to the State
of Minnesota to be used by the Department of Natural Resources to be
used to pay the costs of providing employees and equipment in the
wilderness (in addition to the employees and equipment being provided
before the date of enactment of this subsection) for activities such
as--
''(1) campsite restoration;
''(2) trail and campsite maintenance;
''(3) law enforcement;
''(4) monitoring of the management plan described in
section 20;
''(5) user education; and
''(6) other appropriate activities, as determined by the
Secretary.''.

SEC. 8. AIRSPACE RESERVATION.

The provisions of Executive Order No. 10092 (14 Fed. Reg. 7637)
shall be applicable to the areas depicted as wilderness on the map
referred to in the amendments made by section 3.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 21 of Public Law 95-495 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 92 Stat.
1659) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 21. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''In addition to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for
the wilderness, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act--
''(1) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
''(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter.''.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on January
1, 1998.
Output: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to revise provisions regarding motorized portage in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota. Provides that nothing shall prevent the operation of a motorized vehicle and associated equipment necessary to assist in the transport of a boat across Prairie Portage from the Moose Lake chain to Basswood Lake, and from Lake Vermilion to Trout Lake across the Trout Lake Portage. Prohibits such vehicles from exceeding the dimensions of a three-quarter ton pickup truck and requires them to be clean-emission and energy efficient.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate special use permits for tow boats in Basswood or South Farm Lakes. Increases the number of motorboat permits for September on Basswood Lake to take into account the removal of tow boats. Requires the costs of operating motorized vehicles to be borne by a concessionaire without government subsidies.
Makes provisions regarding motorized portage ineffective if there is no operation of such vehicles for a significant part of the ice-free season for three consecutive years.
Adds lands to the Wilderness.
Prohibits the use of motorboats on Canoe Lake in Cook County.
Requires the Secretary to make funds available annually to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for activities such as campsite restoration, trail and campsite maintenance, law enforcement, management plan monitoring, and user education.
Makes a specified executive order regarding an airspace reservation applicable to lands added to the Wilderness under this Act.
Authorizes appropriations.