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H. Rept. 115-422 1 (2017-11-21)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaaur0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 115TH CONGRESS I 1st Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT 115-422 MINNESOTA'S ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST ACT NOVEMBER 21, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 3905] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3905) to require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 3905 is to require Congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, and to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The Twin Metals Minnesota Project is a prospective underground copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, gold and silver mine oper- 79-006 AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Gp