,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cab  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cije  ,report ,no4 #aae-dbb  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,october #b1 #bjag ,mr4 ,emmer 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 and ,mr4 ,lewis
 of ,minnesota7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,november #ba1 #bjag;,additional        
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,gosar  ,november #ba1    
#bjag ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require congressional       
approval of any mineral withdrawal or   
monument designation involving the      
,national ,forest ,system lands in the  
,state of ,minnesota1 to provide for the
 renewal of certain mineral leases in   
such lands1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,minnesota's ,economic ,rights in  
the ,superior ,national ,forest ,act4   
#b4 ,condition on mineral withdrawal of 

,national ,forest ,system lands in      
,minnesota ,minerals within the         
,national ,forest ,system lands in the  
,state of ,minnesota shall not be       
subject to withdrawal from disposition  
under ,united ,states mineral and       
geothermal leasing law unless the       
withdrawal is specifically approved by  
an ,act of ,congress enacted after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,condition on monument designation on  
,national ,forest ,system lands in      
,minnesota ,section #cbjcja of title    
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,limitation on         
extension or establishment of a national
 monument in ,minnesota ,no extension or
 establishment of national monuments on 
,national ,forest ,system lands in the  
,state of ,minnesota may be undertaken  
except by express authorization of      
,congress4  4  #d4 ,clarifying the      
nature of mineral rights on ,forest     
,system lands in ,minnesota  7a7        

,mineral leases issued within ,forest   
,system lands in ,minnesota  7#a7 ,in   
general ,all mineral leases issued      
within the exterior boundaries of       
,national ,forest ,system lands in the  
,state of ,minnesota under the authority
 of the ,act of ,june #cj1 #aiej 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #ejh;b71 or section #djb of   
,reorganization ,plan ,no4 #c of #aidf  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 are indeterminate 
preference right leases that--  7,a7    
shall be issued for an initial #bj-year 
period2 and  7,b7 as provided in        
paragraph 7#b71 shall be renewable after
 the period described in subparagraph   
7,a7 for #aj-year renewal periods4  7#b7
 ,requirements for renewal ,a lease     
shall be renewed under paragraph        
7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 if the lessee has      
complied with the terms and conditions  
of the lease during the preceding lease 
period2 and  7,b7 on the condition that1
 at the end of each ten-year renewal    
period1 such reasonable readjustment of 
the terms and conditions of the lease   

may be prescribed by the ,secretary of  
the ,interior1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,agriculture1 for the     
purpose of--  7i7 encouraging           
production2 or  7ii7 addressing changing
 conditions within the lease area4  7b7 
,suspension of operations ,the          
,secretary of the ,interior may suspend 
operations under a lease described in   
subsection 7a7 when--  7#a7 the lease   
can only be operated at a loss due to   
market conditions2 or  7#b7 operations  
are interrupted by strikes4  7c7        
,permits for use of surface lands ,with 
respect to lands subject to a lease     
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of the ,interior1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 may issue permits for the 
use of surface lands not included in the
 lease for purposes connected with1 and 
reasonably necessary to1 the            
exploration1 development1 and use of the
 deposits covered by the lease4  7d7    
,applicability to mineral leases ,this  

section shall apply with respect to all 
mineral leases described in subsection  
7a71 including-- 7#a7 leases that on the
 date of the enactment of this section  
are not in effect2 and  7#b7 the hard   
rock mineral leases for the ,superior   
,national ,forest in ,minnesota         
identified as ,,mnes-#jaceb and         
,,mnes-#jacec4  7e7 ,applicability of   
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi ,the ,national ,environmental    
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcca et seq47 shall apply with respect 
to a mineral lease described in         
subsection 7a74 ,in the case of the     
renewal of the existing hard rock       
mineral leases referred to in subsection
 7d77#b71 the ,bureau of ,land          
,management shall complete the pending  
environmental assessment no later than  
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7f7 ,exclusion of       
,boundary ,waters ,canoe ,area          
,wilderness ,nothing in this section may
 be construed as permitting the         

prospecting for development and         
utilization of mineral resources within 
the ,boundary ,waters ,canoe ,area      
,wilderness or ,mine ,protection ,area4 
,november #ba1 #bjag ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed