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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3195
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 1, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral
leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, to
ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Superior National For-
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est Restoration Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN
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MINNESOTA.
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(a) RESCISSION.—The order entitled ‘‘Public Land
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Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook,
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Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN’’, issued by the Bu-
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reau of Land Management and dated January 31, 2023,
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is hereby rescinded.
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(b) TIMELY REVIEW.—The Secretary shall complete
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all necessary environmental and regulatory review, includ-
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ing processes subject to the National Environmental Pol-
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icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), for all Mine
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Plans of Operations within the Superior National Forest
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lands in the State of Minnesota—
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(1) with respect to such Mine Plans of Oper-
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ations submitted before the date of the enactment of
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this section, not later than 18 months after the date
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of enactment of this section; and
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(2) with respect to a Mine Plan of Operations
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submitted or resubmitted in the 7 year period begin-
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ning on the date of the enactment of this section,
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not later than 18 months after the date on which
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such Mine Plan of Operations is submitted or resub-
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mitted.
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(c) REISSUANCE OF MINERAL LEASES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue
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each mineral lease, preference right lease, and
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prospecting permit canceled by the Secretary relat-
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ing to lands within Superior National Forest during
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the period beginning on January 31, 2021, and end-
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ing on the date of the enactment of this section on
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the same terms as were in effect on the date of such
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cancellations.
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(2) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—A lease or permit
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issued under paragraph (1) is not subject to judicial
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review.
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(d) SECRETARY DEFINED.—For the purposes of this
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section, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—
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(1) the Secretary of the Interior; or
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(2) when used with respect to any unit of the
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National Forest System, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture.
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Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2024.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.
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