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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1158 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 362
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1158

                          [Report No. 113-151]

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2013

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

                             April 10, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, without amendment

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                                 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).
            (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).
                                                       Calendar No. 362

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1158

                          [Report No. 113-151]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 10, 2014

                       Reported without amendment
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