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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9111 

To redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as the Apostle Islands 

National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2024 

Mr. TIFFANY (for himself, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. STEIL, Mr. 

FITZGERALD, and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as 

the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve, 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 ‘‘Apostle Islands Na5 tional Park and Preserve Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND PRE7 SERVE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (1) REDESIGNATION.—Apostle Islands National 

2 Lakeshore, established under Public Law 91–424 

3 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.), shall be known and des4 ignated as ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park and Pre5 serve’’, comprised of— 

6 (A) Apostle Islands National Park; and 

7 (B) Sand Island National Preserve. 

8 (2) APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.— 

9 (A) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of 

10 Apostle Islands National Park are the bound11 aries of the area depicted as ‘‘Apostle Islands 

12 National Park Proposed Boundary’’ on the 

13 Map. 

14 (B) ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER

15 LIGHT.—Nothing in this Act creates a protec16 tive perimeter or buffer zone around the bound17 ary of the property labeled ‘‘Ashland Harbor 

18 Breakwater Light’’ on the Map. 

19 (3) SAND ISLAND NATIONAL PRESERVE.—The 

20 boundaries of Sand Island National Preserve are the 

21 boundaries of the area depicted as ‘‘Sand Island Na22 tional Preserve Proposed Boundary’’ on the Map. 

23 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Apostle Islands Na2 tional Park and Preserve shall be administered by 

3 the Secretary in accordance with— 

4 (A) this section; 

5 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

6 of the National Park System, including— 

7 (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 

8 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 

9 United States Code; and 

10 (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 

11 54, United States Code; and 

12 (C) except as provided in paragraph (2), 

13 Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.). 

14 (2) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 

15 (A) HUNTING AND TRAPPING.— 

16 (i) APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL

17 PARK.—Hunting and trapping are prohib18 ited within Apostle Islands National Park. 

19 (ii) SAND ISLAND NATIONAL PRE20 SERVE.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 hunting and trapping within Sand Island 

22 National Preserve— 

23 (I) in the same manner that 

24 hunting and trapping were adminis25 tered on the day before the date of 


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1 the enactment of this Act within the 

2 portion of Apostle Islands National 

3 Lakeshore that comprises Sand Island 

4 National Preserve; and 

5 (II) in accordance with section 5 

6 of Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 

7 460w–4) and other applicable laws. 

8 (B) FISHING.—The Secretary shall admin9 ister fishing within the Apostle Islands National 

10 Park and Preserve— 

11 (i) in the same manner that fishing 

12 was administered within the Apostle Is13 lands National Lakeshore on the day be14 fore the date of enactment of this Act; and 

15 (ii) in accordance with section 5 of 

16 Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–4) 

17 and other applicable laws. 

18 (C) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this sec19 tion prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on 

20 private land in accordance with applicable State 

21 and Federal laws. 

22 (c) REFERENCES AND MAP.— 

23 (1) REFERENCES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in a law, 

25 map, regulation, document, paper, or other 


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1 record of the United States to ‘‘Apostle Islands 

2 National Lakeshore’’ shall be deemed to be a 

3 reference to ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park 

4 and Preserve’’. 

5 (B) PUBLIC LAW 91–424.—Any reference in 

6 Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) to 

7 the ‘‘lakeshore’’ shall be deemed to be a ref8 erence to ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park and 

9 Preserve’’. 

10 (2) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and avail11 able for public inspection in the office of the Direc12 tor of the National Park Service. 

13 (d) INTERPRETIVE FEATURES.—The Secretary shall 

14 include at the Bayfield Headquarters Visitor Center and 

15 the Little Sand Bay Visitor Center the following interpre16 tive features: 

17 (1) Signage that describes the history of the re18 gion, including information about the Ojibwe tribes, 

19 early European settlers, fur trade, logging, stone 

20 quarries, lighthouses and commercial fishing. 

21 (2) A copy of this Act. 

22 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

23 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti24 tled ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park and Sand IsVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:59 Aug 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9111.IH H9111

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1 land National Preserve Proposed Boundaries’’, num2 bered 633/193,514, and dated June 2024. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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