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Union Calendar No. 44 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1158 

[Report No. 113–68] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 17, 2013 

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 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. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Cascades Na5 tional 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 

10 Park Service Complex’’ means collectively the North 

11 Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recre12 ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 

13 Area. 

14 (2) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the docu15 ment entitled ‘‘North Cascades National Park Serv16 ice Complex Mountain Lakes Fishery Management 

17 Plan and Environmental Impact Statement’’ and 

18 dated June 2008. 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 SEC. 3. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN THE NORTH CAS22 CADES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMPLEX. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec24 retary shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the 

25 North Cascades National Park Service Complex. 


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1 (b) CONDITIONS.— 

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

3 to allow stocking of fish in not more than 42 of the 

4 91 lakes in the North Cascades National Park Serv5 ice Complex that have historically been stocked with 

6 fish. 

7 (2) NATIVE NONREPRODUCING FISH.—The Sec8 retary shall only stock fish that are— 

9 (A) native to the slope of the Cascade 

10 Range on which the lake to be stocked is lo11 cated; and 

12 (B) nonreproducing, as identified in man13 agement alternative B of the plan. 

14 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making fish stocking 

15 decisions under this Act, the Secretary shall consider 

16 relevant scientific information, including the plan 

17 and information gathered under subsection (c). 

18 (4) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—The Secretary 

19 shall coordinate the stocking of fish under this Act 

20 with the State of Washington. 

21 (c) RESEARCH AND MONITORING.—The Secretary 

22 shall— 

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1 sources of the applicable unit of the North Cascades 

2 National Park Service Complex; and 

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

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

5 thereafter, submit to the Committee on Energy and 

6 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 

7 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa8 tives a report that describes the results of the re9 search and monitoring under paragraph (1). 


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Union Calendar No. 44 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1158 

[Report No. 113–68] 

A BILL 

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 CasMAY 17, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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