Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws.

IV Union Calendar No. 758 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 34 [Report No. 118–928] Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2023 Mr. STAUBER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources DECEMBER 18, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of Na- tional Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Whereas the Property Clause of the Constitution (article IV, section 3, clause 2) vests in Congress the power to make VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC34.RH HC34 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HCON 34 RH needful rules and regulations respecting the property be- longing to the United States; Whereas section 204(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Man- agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714(c)) provides that a withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of 5,000 acres or more shall terminate and become ineffective ‘‘if the Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution stating that such House does not approve the withdrawal’’; and Whereas, on January 31, 2023, the Secretary of the Interior issued Public Land Order No. 7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308) that withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System land in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1 concurring), That Congress disapproves of the withdrawal 2 by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 3 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and 4 Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under 5 the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC34.RH HC34 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HC34.RH HC34 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 758 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 34 [Report No. 118–928] CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Min- nesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws. DECEMBER 18, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:30 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\HC34.RH HC34 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB