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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Apr 29, 1998
BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997 - Eliminates the ten-horsepower motor exception for motorboat use on a specified portion of the Sea Gull Lake within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota. Permits the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment (in the same manner as in 1992) to transport boats across the portage between the Moose Lake chain and Basswood Lake, between Fall Lake and Basswood Lake, and between Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake. Prohibits the use of Federal funds to operate or assist any motorized portage within the Wilderness area.
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Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D–MN
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-500.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-500.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 7.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 2.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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