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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 manage-
ment plan for that unit of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The tourism industry that is driven by the 
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is the economic 
backbone of the surrounding area. Promoting tour-
ism and public access to Federal lands goes hand- 
in-hand. 
(2) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways 
should be managed primarily to preserve and protect 
the historical recreational uses of the river, including 
canoeing, kayaking, floating, horseback riding, 
camping, boating, fishing, trapping, hiking, gigging, 
swimming, hunting, and other recreational activities 
that have been performed within the park since its 
creation. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC 
RIVERWAYS. 
Public Law 88–492 (16 U.S.C. 460m et seq.) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1, by inserting ‘‘preservation of 
historical recreational activities,’’ after ‘‘caves,’’. 
(2) In section 5, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(c) ZONES.—Except as provided by subsection (b), 
the Secretary may not designate management zones in the 
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, including but not lim-
ited to ‘Developed’, ‘Resource-based Recreation’, ‘Nat-
ural’, ‘Primitive’, ‘Mixed-use River’, ‘Seasonal Mixed-Use 
River’, and ‘Nonmotorized River’ zones. 
‘‘(d) HORSEBACK
RIDING.—The Secretary shall 
manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner 
that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback 
riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that pur-
pose. 
‘‘(e) ACCESS TO THE RIVER.—The Secretary shall 
manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner 
that— 
‘‘(1) allows maximum public access points to 
the riverways within the park for traditional rec-
reational activities such as fishing, canoeing, 
kayaking, boating, swimming, gigging, and floating; 
‘‘(2) does not require a permit for a river bap-
tism; 
‘‘(3) does not include the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways as part of a ‘National Blueway,’ or other 
similar program, as described in Secretarial Order 
No. 3321 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on 
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May 24, 2012, with respect to the establishment of 
a National Blueways System; and 
‘‘(4) does not manage lands within the Ozark 
National Scenic Riverways as though they were spe-
cifically designated as wilderness by Federal law ab-
sent such a designation. 
‘‘(f) USE
OF
MOTORIZED
VESSELS.—The Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 
manner that is not more restrictive than the use re-
strictions in effect on November 21, 2013; and 
‘‘(2) may manage the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 
manner that is less restrictive than the use restric-
tions in effect on November 21, 2013. 
‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
No area contained within the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways shall be eligible for congressional wilderness 
designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Public Law 
88–577).’’. 
(3) By amending section 6 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘The Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive 
than the provisions of the general management plan 
for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on 
November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provi-
sions are consistent with the Act and other applica-
ble Federal law; and 
‘‘(2) may manage The Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways in a manner that is less restrictive than 
the provisions of the general management plan for 
the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on 
November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provi-
sions are consistent with the Act and other applica-
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 
Riverways shall be administered in accordance 
with the general management plan for that unit 
of the National Park System, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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