An Act to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other purposes.

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1274)

Establishes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, in Minnesota.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the areas. Directs the Secretary to restrict motorboat usage on specified lakes and rivers within the wilderness. Prohibits snowmobiles in the wilderness except in certain areas when permitted by the Secretary.

Requires the Secretary to establish entry quotas for motorboats on specified lakes taking into account certain factors.

Permits certain owners of commercially operated resorts to require the Secretary to purchase their interests. Permits such owners to retain a limited area for personal use. Directs affected owners to offer the Secretary the right of first refusal to purchase specified lands.

Directs the Secretary to terminate, within one year, the timber sale contracts in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Provides for compensation for the termination of such contracts. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the State of Minnesota in developing forest management plans to increase timber production to offset the reduction due to the reclassification.

Prohibits the authorization of any permit or lease for exploration for, or mining of, minerals owned by the United States within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Mining Protection Areas if such activities may affect navigable waters or materially impair the wilderness or environmental qualities.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire first by donation then by purchase, any minerals or mineral rights within the wilderness and mining protection areas alleged to be owned by persons other than the Federal or State Governments.

Stipulates that the provisions of this Act are severable. Directs the Secretary to maintain certain existing water control structures at existing levels.

Continues State jurisdiction over fish and wildlife in the wilderness and mining protection areas.

Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the State of Minnesota in the administration of the areas covered by this Act.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall effect rights established by the treaties of the United States.

Authorizes the Secretary to expand recreational opportunities in the Superior National Forest outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by constructing a system of new hiking, backpacking, and cross-country ski trails inside and outside the wilderness area. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate executive agencies to develop an assistance program for resorts and outfitters in the area. Authorizes grants to improve economic opportunities in the area surrounding the wilderness.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a comprehensive management plan concerning the areas.