,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,mc,collum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural   
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to )draw all     
,f$]al l& locat$ )9 ! ,ra9y ,riv]       
,dra9age ,bas9 9 ,m9nesota f all =ms (  
entry1 appropriation1 or disposal "u !  
public l& laws1 location1 entry1 & pat5t
 "u ! m9+ laws & op]ation "u ! m9]al    
leas+ laws1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,national ,p>k & ,wild]ness ,wat]s      
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! ,ra9y ,riv]     
,dra9age ,bas9 headwat]s beg9 9 nor!a/]n
 ,m9nesota & fl[ nor? to ,canada4       
,locat$ )9 ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas9   
are ,voyageurs ,national ,p>k & ,b\nd>y 
,wat]s ,canoe ,area ,wild]ness1 :i* 7   
e/abli%$ by ,congress to protect _!     
unique & pri/9e wat] res\rces4  7#b7    
,voyageurs ,national ,p>k :i* is        
compris$ ( m ?an #bah1jjj acres1 is a   

wat] bas$ national p>k t conta9s lakes1 
%orel9es1 & isl&s /ret*+ along #ee miles
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,canadian bord]4     
7#c7 ,! ,b\nd>y ,wat] ,canoe ,area      
,wild]ness is ! mo/ visit$ national     
wild]ness area 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,x is 
compris$ ( m ?an #a1jjj1jjj acres & ov] 
#a1bjj miles ( canoe r\tes 9 myriad     
lakes & riv]s4 ,x ext5ds approximately  
#aej miles along ! ,unit$               
,/ates-,canadian bord]4  7#d7 ,! m9+ (  
copp] & o!r metals on ,f$]al l&s 9 !    
,sup]ior & ,*ippewa ,national ,=e/s1 )9 
! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas91 poses a   
direct & long-t]m impact to ! pri/9e    
wat] quality ( ,voyageurs ,national ,p>k
 & ,b\nd>y ,wat] ,canoe ,area ,wild]ness
 f sulfide-ore m9+ contam9ation4  7#e7  
,! risk ( sulfide contam9ation to       
,voyageurs ,national ,p>k & ,b\nd>y     
,wat] ,canoe ,area ,wild]ness f ! m9+ ( 
copp]1 nickel1 plat9um1 palladium1 gold1
 & silv] on ,f$]al l&s )9 ! ,ra9y ,riv] 
,dra9age ,bas9 puts at risk ! nationally
 recogniz$ natural res\rces ( ! area1 z 

well z ! region's economically vibrant  
t\rism indu/ry :i* g5]ates an e/imat$   
#heb1jjj1jjj annually & su/a9s m ?an    
#ah1jjj jobs4  #c4 ,)drawal ( ,f$]al l& 
,subject to valid exi/+ rights1 ! ,f$]al
 l&s )9 ! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas9 9  
,m9nesota are )drawn f all =ms (--  7#a7
 entry1 appropriation1 or disposal "u ! 
public l& laws2  7#b7 location1 entry1 &
 pat5t "u ! m9+ laws2 &  7#c7 op]ation  
"u ! m9]al leas+ & m9]al mat]ial laws4  
#d4 ,conditions = leases or p]mits      
involv+ m9+ activities  7a7 ,major      
,f$]al ,action ,approval ( any lease or 
p]mit 9 ! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas9 is 
deem$ to be a major ,f$]al action       
significantly affect+ ! quality ( !     
human environm5t if t lease or p]mit    
involves activities relat$ to m9]al     
production4  7b7 ,,eis ,an environm5tal 
impact /atem5t conduct$ = ! major ,f$]al
 action describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
include1 among o!r issues1 consid]ation 
( any pot5tial impacts1 z a result ( su*
 lease or p]mit1 to units ( ! ,national 

,p>k ,sy/em or l& 9 ! ,national         
,wild]ness ,pres]vation ,sy/em locat$ 9 
! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas94  7c7      
,susp5sion ( activities ,z a condition =
 ! issuance or r5ewal ( any lease or    
p]mit relat+ to m9]al production1 !     
entity receiv+ su* lease or p]mit %all  
be requir$ to seasonally monitor wat]   
quality ?r\gh\t ! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age  
,bas94 ,if any m9+ relat$ contam9ation  
is detect$ 9 a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k  
,sy/em or l& 9 ! ,national ,wild]ness   
,pres]vation ,sy/em 9 ! ,ra9y ,riv]     
,dra9age ,bas91 all m9+ activities      
relat$ to ! contam9ation %all be        
imm$iately susp5d$ until ! head ( !     
,f$]al ag5cy t issues ! lease or p]mit  
c]tifies t all contam9ation 0 rem$iat$4 
7d7 ,rem$iation plan2 bond ,! ,f$]al    
ag5cy %all n approve any m9+ relat$     
activities 9 ! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age     
,bas9 until ! entity hold+ a lease or   
p]mit = t m9+ activity has submitt$ to !
 ,f$]al ag5cy--  7#a7 an acceptable     
contam9ation rem$iation plan t outl9es !

 /rategies & tactics t ! entity w\ld    
und]take 9 ! ev5t t contam9ation is     
discov]$2 &  7#b7 a full reclamation &  
p]=mance bond t is suffici5t to return !
 affect$ area to its orig9al condition &
 treat any pot5tial contam9ation = #ej  
ye>s foll[+ ! conclusion ( any m9+      
activities4  7e7 ,sav+s clause ,!       
provisions ( ?is section %all n apply to
 exi/+ s&1 gravel1 & granite op]ations 9
 ! ,ra9y ,riv] ,dra9age ,bas94