H. R. 560 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 

Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 

Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is amended to read as 

follows: 

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

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, 

Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of 

the Recreation Area, shall be closed to all commercial vehicles. 

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

30, 2021, subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use 

of commercial vehicles that have four or fewer axles and are— 

‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business physically located 

in— 

‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

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

‘‘(2) necessary to provide services to businesses or persons 

located in— 

‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

‘‘(B) one of more adjacent municipalities. 

‘‘(c) FEE.—The Secretary shall establish a fee and permit program for the use by commercial vehicles of Highway 209 under 

subsection (b). The program shall include an annual fee not to 

exceed $200 per vehicle. All fees received under the program shall 

be set aside in a special account and be available, without further 

appropriation, to the Secretary for the administration and enforcement of the program, including registering vehicles, issuing permits 

and vehicle identification stickers, and personnel costs. 

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

209 and shall not be subject to a fee or permit requirement under 

subsection (c): 

‘‘(1) Local school buses. 

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

vehicles. 

‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road Route 209, 

from— 

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

U.S. Route 206 in New Jersey; and 
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‘‘(B) mile 0 of Federal Road Route 209 to Pennsylvania 

State Route 2001.’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 

Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated 

by paragraph (1) of this section) the following: 

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

municipalities’ means Delaware Township, Dingman Township, 

Lehman Township, Matamoras Borough, Middle Smithfield 

Township, Milford Borough, Milford Township, Smithfield 

Township and Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is repealed. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.