{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-3195","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 3195","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-05-10","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-30","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h171","question":"On Passage","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act","result":"Passed","yea":212,"nay":203,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll171.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2024-05-01"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2024-04-30","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act","result":"Failed","yea":205,"nay":210,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll170.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-02-09","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Superior National Forest Restoration Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill rescinds Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN, which bars mining operations on specified Forest Service lands in Minnesota."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill directs the Forest Service to"},{"k":"li","t":"complete necessary environmental and regulatory review for all mine plans of operations within the Superior National Forest within 18 months of submission; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"reissue each cancelled mineral lease, preference right lease, and prospecting permit relating to lands within that forest.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"A lease or permit reissued under this provision is not subject to judicial review."}],"words":97},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Rescinds Public Land Order No. 7917, sets 18-month deadlines for environmental and regulatory review of Mine Plans of Operations in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, and requires reissuance of mineral leases and permits canceled since January 31, 2021.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}]},"core_areas":["Rescission of Public Land Order No. 7917 for Superior National Forest lands in Minnesota","Deadlines for review of Mine Plans of Operations in Superior National Forest","Reissuance of canceled mineral leases, preference right leases and prospecting permits"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Rescinds the Bureau of Land Management order entitled \"Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN\", dated January 31, 2023.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to complete all necessary environmental and regulatory review, including processes under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, for Mine Plans of Operations within the Superior National Forest lands in Minnesota.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}},{"text":"Sets a deadline of 18 months after enactment for review of Mine Plans of Operations submitted before the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}},{"text":"Sets a deadline of 18 months after submission or resubmission for review of a Mine Plan of Operations submitted or resubmitted in the 7 years beginning on the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to issue each mineral lease, preference right lease, and prospecting permit for Superior National Forest lands that was canceled from January 31, 2021 through the date of enactment, on the terms in effect at the time of cancellation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}},{"text":"Provides that a lease or permit issued under this reissuance requirement is not subject to judicial review.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"process_change","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh#HF610C489007A4116BB2FF03592CADC22"},"heading":"Superior National Forest system lands in Minnesota","effect":"Rescinds Public Land Order 7917, sets 18-month review deadlines for Mine Plans of Operations, and requires reissuance of canceled leases and permits. It also states that leases or permits reissued under paragraph (1) are not subject to judicial review.","amount":null,"quote":"A lease or permit issued under paragraph (1) is not subject to judicial review."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-30","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3195/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-3195.png","v":"1d48b0c5d005","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3195, 118th Congress: Superior National Forest Restoration Act. House: 212 Yea, 203 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 30 Apr 2024."}}