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Proposed bill could have Cook County Sheriff's Department patrolling the BWCAW

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A Congressman from Utah has proposed a bill that would change who enforces rules and regulations on national forest lands in the United States. WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs reports on this story that could have an impact on enforcement of rules in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. 

Click here to read more on the proposed bill, known as the “Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act.”

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