,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjbe,ms4 ,smith introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to protect1 for current and 
future generations1 the ,boundary       
,waters ,canoe ,area ,wilderness and    
interconnected ,federal land and waters1
 including ,voyageurs ,national ,park1  
within the ,rainy ,river ,watershed in  
the ,state of ,minnesota1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,boundary ,waters   
,wilderness ,protection ,act4  #b4      
,withdrawal of certain ,federal land and
 waters in the ,state of ,minnesota  7a7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,map ,the term ,map means the map       
attached to ,public ,land ,order ,no4   
#giag 7#hh ,fed4 ,reg4 #fcjh 7,january  
#ca1 #bjbc774  7#b7 ,boundary ,the term 
,boundary means the boundary labeled    

,withdrawal ,application ,boundary in   
the legend of the figure entitled       
,withdrawal application area and        
identified as figure #a1 as included in 
the environmental assessment prepared by
 the ,forest ,service entitled ,rainy   
,river ,withdrawal ,environmental       
,assessment and dated ,june #bjbb4  7b7 
,withdrawal ,except as provided in      
subsection 7c71 subject to valid        
existing rights1 the approximately      
#bbe1ejd acres of ,federal land and     
waters in the ,rainy ,river ,watershed  
of the ,superior ,national ,forest in   
the ,state of ,minnesota1 as depicted on
 the ,map 7including any land or waters 
or interest in land or waters that are  
acquired by the ,united ,states after   
the date of enactment of this ,act      
within the ,boundary71 are withdrawn    
from-- 7#a7 all forms of entry1         
appropriation1 and disposal under the   
public land laws2  7#b7 location1 entry1
 and patent under the mining laws2 and  
7#c7 operation of the mineral leasing1  

mineral materials1 and geothermal       
leasing laws4  7c7 ,removal of sand1    
gravel1 granite1 iron ore1 and taconite 
,the ,chief of the ,forest ,service may 
permit the removal of sand1 gravel1     
granite1 iron ore1 and taconite from    
,national ,forest ,system land within   
the area withdrawn under subsection 7b7 
if the ,chief of the ,forest ,service   
determines that the removal is not      
detrimental to the water quality1 air   
quality1 and health of the forest       
habitat within the ,rainy ,river        
,watershed4  7d7 ,availability of ,map  
and figure ,the ,map and the figure     
depicting the ,boundary shall be kept on
 file and made available for public     
inspection in the appropriate offices of
 the ,forest ,service and the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management4