IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 560 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2017 

Received 

MARCH 7, 2017 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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

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1 SECTION 1. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 

2 Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre3 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

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

6 AREA. 

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

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

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

10 all commercial vehicles. 

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

12 September 30, 2021, subsection (a) shall not apply with 

13 respect to the use of commercial vehicles that have four 

14 or fewer axles and are— 

15 ‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business phys16 ically located in— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

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

19 or 

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

21 or persons located in— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

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

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

25 permit program for the use by commercial vehicles of 

26 Highway 209 under subsection (b). The program shall inmstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS

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1 clude an annual fee not to exceed $200 per vehicle. All 

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

3 special account and be available, without further appro4 priation, to the Secretary for the administration and en5 forcement of the program, including registering vehicles, 

6 issuing permits and vehicle identification stickers, and 

7 personnel costs. 

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

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

10 requirement under subsection (c): 

11 ‘‘(1) Local school buses. 

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

13 emergency vehicles. 

14 ‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road 

15 Route 209, from— 

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

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

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

19 Pennsylvania State Route 2001.’’. 

20 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

21 Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre22 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

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

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1 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re2 designated by paragraph (1) of this section) the fol3 lowing: 

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

5 ‘adjacent municipalities’ means Delaware Township, 

6 Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras 

7 Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Bor8 ough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township and 

9 Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

11 Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 

12 Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is re13 pealed. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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