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S. 783 (105th)

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997

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Introduced

22 May 1997

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.

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24 March 2026

Summary

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997 - Allows the use of motorboats on a specified portion of the Sea Gull Lake (currently, such use is restricted) within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to permit the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment to transport boats across the portage between the Moose Lake chain and Basswood Lake, between Fall Lake and Basswood Lake, or between Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake.

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