PUBLIC LAW 113–137—JULY 25, 2014 128 STAT. 1741 

Public Law 113–137 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes 

in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and 

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Cascades National Park 

Service Complex Fish Stocking Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMPLEX.— 

The term ‘‘North Cascades National Park Service Complex’’ 

means collectively the North Cascades National Park, Ross 

Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National 

Recreation Area. 

(2) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the document entitled 

‘‘North Cascades National Park Service Complex Mountain 

Lakes Fishery Management Plan and Environmental Impact 

Statement’’ and dated June 2008. 

(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

SEC. 3. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN THE NORTH CASCADES 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMPLEX. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall 

authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades 

National Park Service Complex. 

(b) CONDITIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to allow 

stocking of fish in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes in the 

North Cascades National Park Service Complex that have 

historically been stocked with fish. 

(2) NATIVE NONREPRODUCING FISH.—The Secretary shall 

only stock fish that are— 

(A) native to the slope of the Cascade Range on which 

the lake to be stocked is located; and 

(B) nonreproducing, as identified in management alternative B of the plan. 

(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making fish stocking decisions 

under this Act, the Secretary shall consider relevant scientific 

information, including the plan and information gathered under 

subsection (c). 

North Cascades 

National Park 

Service Complex 

Fish Stocking 

Act. 

16 USC 90c note. 

July 25, 2014 

[H.R. 1158] 


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128 STAT. 1742 PUBLIC LAW 113–137—JULY 25, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1158: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113–68 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 113–151 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 159 (2013): June 11, considered and passed House. 

Vol. 160 (2014): July 9, considered and passed Senate. 

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(4) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking of fish under this Act with the State of 

Washington. 

(c) RESEARCH AND MONITORING.—The Secretary shall— 

(1) continue a program of research and monitoring of the 

impacts of fish stocking on the resources of the applicable 

unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex; 

and 

(2) beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date 

of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, submit 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

of Representatives a report that describes the results of the 

research and monitoring under paragraph (1). 

Approved July 25, 2014. 

Deadlines. 

Reports. 


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