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Union Calendar No. 332 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3620 

[Report No. 114–435] 

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement 

Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 

Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 

Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the 

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for 

other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 

4 Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre5 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 4. USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE RECREATION 

8 AREA. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

10 this section, Highway 209, a federally owned road within 

11 the boundaries of the Recreation Area, shall be closed to 

12 all commercial vehicles. 

13 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESS USE.—Until 

14 September 30, 2020, subsection (a) shall not apply with 

15 respect to the use of commercial vehicles that have four 

16 or fewer axles and are— 

17 ‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business phys18 ically located in— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

20 ‘‘(B) one or more adjacent municipalities; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(2) necessary to provide services to businesses 

23 or persons located in— 

24 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

25 ‘‘(B) one of more adjacent municipalities. 


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1 ‘‘(c) FEE.—The Secretary shall establish a fee and 

2 permit program for the use by commercial vehicles of 

3 Highway 209 under subsection (b). The program shall in4 clude an annual fee not to exceed $200 per vehicle. All 

5 fees received under the program shall be set aside in a 

6 special account and be available, without further appro7 priation, to the Secretary for the administration and en8 forcement of the program, including registering vehicles, 

9 issuing permits and vehicle identification stickers, and 

10 personnel costs. 

11 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The following vehicles may use 

12 Highway 209 and shall not be subject to a fee or permit 

13 requirement under subsection (c): 

14 ‘‘(1) Local school buses. 

15 ‘‘(2) Fire, ambulance, and other safety and 

16 emergency vehicles. 

17 ‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road 

18 Route 209, from— 

19 ‘‘(A) Milford to the Delaware River Bridge 

20 leading to U.S. Route 206 in New Jersey; and 

21 ‘‘(B) mile 0 of Federal Road Route 209 to 

22 Pennsylvania State Route 2001.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre3 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

6 (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and 

7 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re8 designated by paragraph (1) of this section) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(1) ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES.—The term 

11 ‘adjacent municipalities’ means Delaware Township, 

12 Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras 

13 Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Bor14 ough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township and 

15 Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

17 Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 

18 Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is re19 pealed. 


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Union Calendar No. 332 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3620 

[Report No. 114–435] 

A BILL 

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National 

poses. National Recreation Area, and for other purnicipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap cess to certain vehicles serving residents of muRecreation Area Improvement Act to provide acFEBRUARY 24, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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