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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 560 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2017 

Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 

4 Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre5 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

6 amended to read as follows: 


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

2 AREA. 

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

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

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

6 all commercial vehicles. 

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

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

9 respect to the use of commercial vehicles that have four 

10 or fewer axles and are— 

11 ‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business phys12 ically located in— 

13 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

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

15 or 

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

17 or persons located in— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 

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

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

21 permit program for the use by commercial vehicles of 

22 Highway 209 under subsection (b). The program shall in23 clude an annual fee not to exceed $200 per vehicle. All 

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

25 special account and be available, without further appro26 priation, to the Secretary for the administration and enVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:17 Jan 26, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H560.IH H560

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1 forcement of the program, including registering vehicles, 

2 issuing permits and vehicle identification stickers, and 

3 personnel costs. 

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

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

6 requirement under subsection (c): 

7 ‘‘(1) Local school buses. 

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

9 emergency vehicles. 

10 ‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road 

11 Route 209, from— 

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

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

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

15 Pennsylvania State Route 2001.’’. 

16 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

17 Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre18 ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

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

22 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re23 designated by paragraph (1) of this section) the fol24 lowing: 


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

2 ‘adjacent municipalities’ means Delaware Township, 

3 Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras 

4 Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Bor5 ough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township and 

6 Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

8 Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 

9 Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is re10 pealed. 

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