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Calendar No. 610 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2430 

[Report No. 111–324] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 3, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The North Cascades complex contains 245 

2 mountain lakes, of which 91 have been historically 

3 stocked with fish. 

4 (2) In many cases, the stocking of fish in these 

5 lakes dates back to the 1800s. 

6 (3) This practice has been important to the 

7 economy of the area because of the recreational op8 portunities it creates. 

9 (4) During congressional hearings on the des10 ignation of the North Cascades National Park, the 

11 Department of the Interior indicated that the prac12 tice of fish stocking would be continued if the area 

13 became a unit of the National Park Service system. 

14 (5) Since designation of the National Park in 

15 1968, the stocking of certain lakes has continued 

16 under various agreements between the National 

17 Park Service and the State of Washington. 

18 (6) An Environmental Impact Statement com19 pleted by the National Park Service recommends 

20 continued stocking of up to 42 of the lakes that have 

21 historically been stocked with fish. 

22 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to clarify 

23 the continued authority of the National Park Service to 

24 allow the stocking of fish in certain lakes in the North 


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1 Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 

2 Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 

3 SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CAS4 CADES NATIONAL PARK, ROSS LAKE NA5 TIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHE6 LAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act8 ing through the Director of the National Park Service, 

9 shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North 

10 Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 

11 Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 

12 (b) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions shall 

13 apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): 

14 (1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stock15 ing in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have 

16 historically been stocked with fish. 

17 (2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 

18 are— 

19 (A) native to the watershed; or 

20 (B) functionally sterile. 


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1 (3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking 

2 of fish with the State of Washington. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

9 COMPLEX.—The term ‘‘North Cascades National Park 

10 Service Complex’’ means collectively the North Cas11 cades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 

12 Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 

13 (2) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the docu14 ment entitled ‘‘North Cascades National Park Service 

15 Complex Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan 

16 and Environmental Impact Statement’’ and dated 

17 June 2008. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN THE NORTH CAS21 CADES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMPLEX. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec23 retary shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the 

24 North Cascades National Park Service Complex. 

25 (b) CONDITIONS.— 


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

2 allow stocking of fish in not more than 42 of the 91 

3 lakes in the North Cascades National Park Service 

4 Complex that have historically been stocked with fish. 

5 (2) NATIVE NONREPRODUCING FISH.—The Sec6 retary shall only stock fish that are— 

7 (A) native to the slope of the Cascade Range 

8 on which the lake to be stocked is located; and 

9 (B) nonreproducing, as identified in man10 agement alternative B of the plan. 

11 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making fish stocking 

12 decisions under this Act, the Secretary shall make use 

13 of relevant scientific information, including the plan 

14 and information gathered under subsection (c). 

15 (4) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—The Secretary 

16 shall coordinate the stocking of fish under this Act 

17 with the State of Washington. 

18 (c) RESEARCH AND MONITORING.—The Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 (1) continue a program of research and moni21 toring of the impacts of fish stocking on the resources 

22 of the applicable unit of the North Cascades National 

23 Park Service Complex; and 

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

25 the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years 


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1 thereafter, submit to the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

3 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 

4 a report that describes the results of the research and 

5 monitoring under paragraph (1). 


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Calendar No. 610 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2430 

[Report No. 111–324] 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue 

Area. ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation cades National Park, Ross Lake National Recrestocking fish in certain lakes in the North CasSEPTEMBER 27, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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