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Union Calendar No. 441 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4182 

[Report No. 113–594] 

To provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be administered 

in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the 

National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Mr. SMITH of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

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 provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall 

be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the National Park System, 

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. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds as follows: 

5 (1) The tourism industry that is driven by the 

6 Ozark National Scenic Riverways is the economic 

7 backbone of the surrounding area. Promoting tour8 ism and public access to Federal lands goes hand9 in-hand. 

10 (2) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways 

11 should be managed primarily to preserve and protect 

12 the historical recreational uses of the river, including 

13 canoeing, kayaking, floating, horseback riding, 

14 camping, boating, fishing, trapping, hiking, gigging, 

15 swimming, hunting, and other recreational activities 

16 that have been performed within the park since its 

17 creation. 

18 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC 

19 RIVERWAYS. 

20 Public Law 88–492 (16 U.S.C. 460m et seq.) is 

21 amended as follows: 

22 (1) In section 1, by inserting ‘‘preservation of 

23 historical recreational activities,’’ after ‘‘caves,’’. 

24 (2) In section 5, by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(c) ZONES.—Except as provided by subsection (b), 

2 the Secretary may not designate management zones in the 

3 Ozark National Scenic Riverways, including but not lim4 ited to ‘Developed’, ‘Resource-based Recreation’, ‘Nat5 ural’, ‘Primitive’, ‘Mixed-use River’, ‘Seasonal Mixed-Use 

6 River’, and ‘Nonmotorized River’ zones. 

7 ‘‘(d) HORSEBACK RIDING.—The Secretary shall 

8 manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner 

9 that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback 

10 riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that pur11 pose. 

12 ‘‘(e) ACCESS TO THE RIVER.—The Secretary shall 

13 manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(1) allows maximum public access points to 

16 the riverways within the park for traditional rec17 reational activities such as fishing, canoeing, 

18 kayaking, boating, swimming, gigging, and floating; 

19 ‘‘(2) does not require a permit for a river bap20 tism; 

21 ‘‘(3) does not include the Ozark National Scenic 

22 Riverways as part of a ‘National Blueway,’ or other 

23 similar program, as described in Secretarial Order 

24 No. 3321 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on 


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1 May 24, 2012, with respect to the establishment of 

2 a National Blueways System; and 

3 ‘‘(4) does not manage lands within the Ozark 

4 National Scenic Riverways as though they were spe5 cifically designated as wilderness by Federal law ab6 sent such a designation. 

7 ‘‘(f) USE OF MOTORIZED VESSELS.—The Sec8 retary— 

9 ‘‘(1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 

10 Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 

11 manner that is not more restrictive than the use re12 strictions in effect on November 21, 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(2) may manage the Ozark National Scenic 

14 Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 

15 manner that is less restrictive than the use restric16 tions in effect on November 21, 2013. 

17 ‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 

18 No area contained within the Ozark National Scenic 

19 Riverways shall be eligible for congressional wilderness 

20 designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Public Law 

21 88–577).’’. 

22 (3) By amending section 6 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

24 ‘‘The Secretary— 


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1 ‘‘(1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 

2 Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive 

3 than the provisions of the general management plan 

4 for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on 

5 November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provi6 sions are consistent with the Act and other applica7 ble Federal law; and 

8 ‘‘(2) may manage The Ozark National Scenic 

9 Riverways in a manner that is less restrictive than 

10 the provisions of the general management plan for 

11 the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on 

12 November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provi13 sions are consistent with the Act and other applica14 ble Federal law.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 441 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4182 

[Report No. 113–594] 

A BILL 

To provide that the Ozark National Scenic 

poses. of the National Park System, and for other purwith the general management plan for that unit Riverways shall be administered in accordance 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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