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
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Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
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
Plain-English summary
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
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1