H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
H.J.Res. 140 is a resolution that would overturn a 2023 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule. That rule currently prevents new mineral and geothermal leasing on approximately 225,504 acres of federal land in northeastern Minnesota for a period of 20 years.
If this resolution passes, the 20-year ban on mining and geothermal development in these specific areas of the Superior National Forest would be nullified. This would allow the federal government to once again accept applications for mineral and geothermal leases on this land.
This resolution does not directly change existing environmental regulations or mining safety standards that apply to active operations. It specifically addresses the legal status of land availability for leasing, rather than the specific methods or permissions required for individual mining projects.
H.J.Res. 140 是一项旨在推翻土地管理局（BLM）2023 年行政命令的联合决议。该行政命令目前禁止在明尼苏达州东北部约 225,504 英亩的联邦土地上进行为期 20 年的矿产和地热租赁。
如果该决议获得通过，苏必利尔国家森林（Superior National Forest）特定区域内为期 20 年的采矿和地热开发禁令将被废除。这将允许联邦政府重新受理这些土地上的矿产和地热租赁申请。
该决议并未直接改变适用于现有采矿作业的环境法规或安全标准。它仅涉及土地是否可用于租赁的法律地位，而非针对具体采矿项目所需的开采方法或许可权限。