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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3492 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 275
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3492

                          [Report No. 113-369]

    To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone 
National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2013

    Mrs. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Bishop of Utah) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

                           February 28, 2014

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 14, 2013]

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                                 A BILL

 
    To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone 
National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, 
                        and for other purposes.

 

    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 ``River Paddling Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS SUPERSEDED.

    (a) In General.--The rivers and streams of Yellowstone National 
Park and Grand Teton National Park shall be open to hand-propelled 
vessels as determined by the director of the National Park Service 
within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act. Beginning on the 
date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
following regulations shall have no the force or effect regarding 
closing rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton 
National Park to hand-propelled vessels:
            (1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, regarding vessels on streams and rivers in 
        Yellowstone National Park.
            (2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, regarding vessels on lakes and rivers in Grand 
        Teton National Park.
    (b) Coordination of Recreational Use.--The Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels 
on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge with Grand 
Teton National Park to ensure such use is consistent with the 
requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 275

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3492

                          [Report No. 113-369]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone 
National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 28, 2014

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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