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36 C.F.R. §§ 293.12–293.16

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§293.12. Access to surrounded State and private lands.

36 C.F.R. § 293.12

States or persons, and their successors in interest, who own land completely surrounded by National Forest Wilderness shall be given access as provided in subpart D of part 251 of this chapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[56 FR 27419, June 14, 1991]

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 551, 1131-1136 and 92 Stat. 1649.

Source

Source: 38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[56 FR 27419, June 14, 1991]

§293.13. Access to valid occupancies.

36 C.F.R. § 293.13

Persons with valid occupancies wholly within National Forest Wilderness shall be permitted access to such surrounded occupancies by means consistent with the preservation of National Forest Wilderness which have been or are being customarily used with respect to other such occupancies surrounded by National Forest Wilderness. The Forest Service will, when appropriate, issue permits which shall prescribe the routes of travel to and from the surrounded occupancies, the mode of travel, and other conditions reasonably necessary to preserve the National Forest Wilderness.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974]

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 551, 1131-1136 and 92 Stat. 1649.

Source

Source: 38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974]

§293.14. Mineral leases and mineral permits.

36 C.F.R. § 293.14

(a)
All laws pertaining to mineral leasing shall extend to each National Forest Wilderness for the period specified in the Wilderness Act or subsequent establishing legislation to the same extent they were applicable prior to the date the Wilderness was designated by Congress as a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. No person shall have any right or interest in or to any mineral deposits which may be discovered through prospecting or other information-gathering activity after the legal date on which the laws pertaining to mineral leasing cease to apply to the specific Wilderness, nor shall any person after such date have any preference in applying for a mineral lease, license, or permit.
(b)
Mineral leases, permits, and licenses covering lands within National Forest Wilderness will contain reasonable stipulations for the protection of the wilderness character of the land consistent with the use of the land for purposes for which they are leased, permitted, or licensed. The Chief, Forest Service, shall specify the conditions to be included in such stipulations.
(c)
Permits shall not be issued for the removal of mineral materials commonly known as common varieties under the Minerals Act of July 31, 1947, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 601-604).
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974]

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 551, 1131-1136 and 92 Stat. 1649.

Source

Source: 38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974]

§293.15. Gathering information about resources other than minerals.

36 C.F.R. § 293.15

(a)
The Chief, Forest Service, shall allow any activity, for the purposes of gathering information about resources, other than minerals, in National Forest Wilderness, except that any such activity for gathering information shall be carried on in a manner compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment. Prospecting for minerals or any activity for the purpose of gathering information about minerals in National Forest Wilderness is subject to the regulations in part 252 of this chapter.
(b)
[Reserved]
(c)
Any person desiring to use motorized equipment, to land aircraft, or to make substantial excavations for the purpose of gathering information about resources, other than minerals, shall apply in writing to the Office of the Forest Supervisor or District Ranger having jurisdiction over the land involved. Excavations shall be considered substantial which singularly or collectively exceed 200 cubic feet within any area which can be bounded by a rectangle containing 20 surface acres. Such use or excavation may be authorized by a permit issued by the Forest Service. Such permits may provide for the protection of National Forest resources, including wilderness values, protection of the public, and restoration of disturbed areas, including the posting of performance bonds.
(d)
Prospecting for water resources and the establishment of new reservoirs, water-conservation works, power projects, transmission lines, and other facilities needed in the public interest and the subsequent maintenance of such facilities, all pursuant to section (4)(d)(4)(1) of the Wilderness Act, will be permitted when and as authorized by the President.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974, as amended at 42 FR 35960, July 13, 1977]

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 551, 1131-1136 and 92 Stat. 1649.

Source

Source: 38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[39 FR 31321, Aug. 28, 1974, as amended at 42 FR 35960, July 13, 1977]

§293.16. Special provisions governing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, Minnesota.

36 C.F.R. § 293.16

(a)
Motorboat use.
(1)
For purposes of this section, motorboats permitted to operate in the BWCA Wilderness are defined as watercraft propelled by a gasoline or electric powered motor with the propeller below the waterline.
(2)
Motorboats may operate without restrictions on motor size or number of motors on Sand Point Lake, Little Vermilion Lake, Loon Lake, Loon River, and that portion of Lac La Croix which lies south of Snow Bay and east of Wilkins Bay, all in Saint Louis County.
(3)
Motorboats with a motor or combination of motors totaling no more than 25 horsepower may operate on Trout Lake in Saint Louis County, Fall Lake, Moose Lake, Newfound Lake, Newton Lake, Sucker Lake, Snowbank Lake, South Farm Lake, and Basswood Lake, except that portion of Basswood Lake generally north of the narrows at the north end of Jackfish Bay and north of a point on the International Boundary between Ottawa Island and Washington Island, all in Lake County, and East Bearskin Lake and Saganaga Lake, except that portion west of American Point in Cook County.
(4)
Motorboats with a motor or combination of motors totaling no more than 10 horsepower may operate on Clearwater Lake, North Fowl Lake, South Fowl Lake, Alder Lake, Canoe Lake, Sea Gull Lake, and Island River east of Lake Isabella, all in Lake County, except that motorboats may not operate—
(i)
After January 1, 1999 on that portion of Sea Gull Lake west of Threemile Island, and
(ii)
After January 1, 1994, on Brule Lake in Cook County or until the termination of the operation of the resort adjacent to Brule Lake in operation as of 1977, whichever occurs first.
(5)
Motorboats with a combination of motors that exceed 25 horsepower may travel on that portion of Saganaga Lake in Cook County described as the Saganaga Corridor extending from the Saganaga Narrows north to the International Boundary east of Campers, Clark and Horseshoe Islands and west of Oskenonton Island; provided that the motor or motors in operation at one time do not exceed 25 horsepower.
(b)
Mechanical and mechanized portages.
(1)
BWCA visitors may use portage wheels and other non-motorized devices to transport watercraft over the following routes:
(i)
The portages along the International Boundary.
(ii)
Four Mile Portage from Fall Lake to Hoist Bay of Basswood Lake.
(iii)
The portage from Back Bay to Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake.
(iv)
The portages from Fall Lake to Newton Lake to Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake.
(v)
The portage from Vermilion Lake to Trout Lake.
(2)
The Forest Service may authorize, by special use permit, the use of motor vehicles to transport watercraft over the following portages:
(i)
Four Mile Portage From Fall Lake to Hoist Bay of Basswood Lake.
(ii)
Vermilion Lake to Trout Lake.
(iii)
Prairie Portage from Sucker Lake to Basswood Lake
(iv)
Loon River to Loon Lake and from Loon Lake to Lac La Croix.
(c)
Snowmobile use.
(1)
A snowmobile is defined as a self-propelled, motorized vehicle not exceeding forty inches in width designed to operate on ice and snow, having a ski or skiis in contact with the snow and driven by a track or tracks.
(2)
The Forest Service permits use of snowmobiles only on the following routes—
(i)
The overland portages in Saint Louis County from Crane Lake to Little Vermilion Lake in Canada.
(ii)
The route in Cook County from Sea Gull River along the eastern portion of Saganage Lake to Canada.
(3)
The Forest Service may issue special-use authorizations to use snowmobiles for the grooming of specified cross-country ski trails near existing resorts.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[50 FR 16231, Apr. 25, 1985]

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 551, 1131-1136 and 92 Stat. 1649.

Source

Source: 38 FR 5855, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[50 FR 16231, Apr. 25, 1985]