Representative Feist (D) and Senator Morrison (D) introduced HF 329 and SF 167: The Boundary Waters Permanent Protection Act in January 2023. This legislation addresses the urgent need for Boundary Waters protection at the state level from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining in its watershed. This bill would ban sulfide-ore copper mining on state land and prohibit the issuance of new state permits, licenses, or leases for sulfide-ore copper mining in the Rainy River Watershed.