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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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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