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HR 1739 105th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Boats and boating Economics and Public Finance Federal receipts and expenditures Lakes Minnesota Motor vehicles Sports and Recreation Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Wilderness areas

BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997

Introduced: May 22, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
Apr 29, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-500.
Oct 22, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 7.
Oct 22, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 7, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 2.
Oct 7, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 29, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 783 Text similarities Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997
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 Cosponsors 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 21, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1739: BWCAW Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1739/
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