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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1310

To provide for the management of Voyageurs National Park, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23, 1995

Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To provide for the management of Voyageurs National Park,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voyageurs National

5 Park Revitalization Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT

7 VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK.

8 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 303 of the Act en9 titled ‘‘An Act to authorize the establishment of the Voya-
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1 geurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for

2 other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 160h) is amended—

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘303.’’; and

4 (2) by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall permit access and use of mo6 torboats, aircraft, hiking, and skiing, on all major lakes

7 and bays within the park and at least the following inte8 rior lakes: Beast, Cruiser, Oslo, Locator, War Club, Quill,

9 Loiten, Shoepack, Little Trout, and Mukooda.

10 ‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (in11 cluding but not limited to the Endangered Species Act (87

12 Stat. 884)), the Secretary shall permit access to and use

13 of snowmobiles on the lakes listed in subsection (b).

14 ‘‘(d) The Secretary shall undertake a study on the

15 cost of constructing and maintaining additional cross16 country ski routes, snowmobile trails, hiking trails, camp

17 sites, and overnight ski huts to allow access to and use

18 of the lakes listed in subsection (b). The Secretary shall

19 complete such study and report to Congress on the results

20 thereof within six months after the date of enactment of

21 this subsection.

22 ‘‘(e) The Secretary shall authorize at least 200 house23 boats to operate within the boundaries of the park.

24 ‘‘(f) Not later than one year after the date of the

25 enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare
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1 and submit to the Congress a management plan for the

2 park. In addition to the matters required to be included

3 in such plan under section 401(b) of this Act and para4 graphs (1) through (3) of section 12(b) of the Act of Au5 gust 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–7), the Secretary shall pro6 vide for recreational opportunities pursuant to subsections

7 (a) through (e).’’.

8 (b) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—Section 302 of such

9 Act (16 U.S.C. 160g) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including

10 the lakes referred to in section 303(b))’’ after ‘‘within the

11 boundaries of the park’’.

12 (c) STUDY OF ORIGINAL EXPECTATIONS OF USAGE

13 AND CURRENT USE OF VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK.—

14 Not later than nine months after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall con16 duct a study and submit a report to the Congress in which

17 the Secretary compares the recreational developments and

18 beneficial economic impacts which were expected following

19 the establishment of Voyageurs National Park to the rec20 reational usage and economic benefits that have occurred

21 as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

22 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDI23 TIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNI24 TIES.—Section 401 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 160k) is

25 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘There is
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1 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec2 essary to carry out additional development activities pur3 suant to subsections (b) through (e) of section 303.’’.

4 (e) REPEAL OF EXECUTED REPORT REQUIREMENT

5 RELATING TO WILDERNESS.—Subsection (b) of section

6 301 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 160f) is repealed.

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