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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 793 

Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2018 

Mr. FASO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River 

in New York State. 

Whereas the Upper Delaware River supports a thriving and 

growing recreational economy that includes a world-class 

wild trout tailwater fishery, a unique cold-water ecosystem, and one of the few remaining unspoiled major 

river valleys in the northeastern United States; 

Whereas fishing, boating, and second home investment contribute a net value of approximately $414,000,000 to the 

economy of the Upper Delaware River region, according 

to a 2014 economic study of the value of the Upper Delaware River; 

Whereas more than 9 million New Yorkers rely on clean 

water that is supplied in whole or in part by the Upper 

Delaware River; 


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Whereas the Upper Delaware River region in the western 

Catskill Mountains of New York State is a major tourism 

destination and helps generate tourism activity from 

across the globe throughout the entire year; 

Whereas, in 2016, Congress enacted subtitle E of title III of 

the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 

Act (130 Stat. 1771) (commonly referred to as the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act), which paved the 

way for job-creating conservation projects in the Upper 

Delaware River region; 

Whereas local elected officials, local conservation advocates, 

local business leaders, the Delaware County government, 

and numerous coalitions, including the Upper Delaware 

River Tailwaters Coalition, have joined together in a diverse partnership to develop a comprehensive stream corridor management plan for the Upper Delaware River region that will serve as a blueprint for future voluntary 

water resource management plans while also promoting 

initiatives that protect and restore the Upper Delaware 

River; 

Whereas Sullivan County, New York, has initiated a comprehensive community-based waterfront revitalization effort that will highlight the cultural, social, and economic 

importance of the Upper Delaware River, create more 

public access to the Upper Delaware River, and help residents of the county and visitors to the county make a 

personal connection with the Upper Delaware River region; 

Whereas the Governor of New York has placed a renewed 

emphasis on the Catskill Park as one of New York 

State’s most ecologically and economically important natural resource assets; and 


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Whereas the Upper Delaware River was designated a unit of 

the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and a unit 

of the National Park system in 1978 in recognition of the 

outstanding recreational, scenic, ecological, geological, 

and cultural resources present in the river corridor: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the economic and ecological value 

3 of the Upper Delaware River; and 

4 (2) recognizes the importance of Federal and 

5 State programs that will— 

6 (A) protect and restore the Upper Dela7 ware River for all to enjoy; and 

8 (B) generate economic benefits for the peo9 ple who rely on the Upper Delaware River for 

10 their livelihoods. 

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