§577 Public Lands in Northern Minnesota; Withdrawal From Entry and Appropriation

Summary

All U.S. public lands in certain parts of northern Minnesota are taken out of the usual public land claim process. The areas covered are: lands north of Township 60 North in Cook and Lake Counties; parts of St. Louis County north of a line that runs from the northeast corner of Township 63 North, Range 12 West west to the southwest corner of Township 64 North, Range 18 West, then north to the northwest corner of Township 65 North, Range 18 West, then west to the southwest corner of Township 66 North, Range 21 West and on to the U.S.–Canada border; the Lake Superior shorelines inside those areas and shorelines of lakes and streams on the international boundary there; public lands in Superior National Forest in Townships 61 and 62, Ranges 12 and 13 West; and the shorelines of Burntside Lake and Lake Vermilion. Those lands cannot be entered, claimed, or taken under the normal federal public land laws. Earlier legal claims that were started before this rule may continue if they are kept up as the law requires. The Department of Agriculture may still issue permits or licenses for national forest uses under the rules that apply to forests.