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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 974 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to allow 
the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain rivers and streams that 
flow in and through certain Federal lands in Yellowstone National Park, 
Grand Teton National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial 
Parkway, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 
Mrs. LUMMIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regula-
tions to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain 
rivers and streams that flow in and through certain 
Federal lands in Yellowstone National Park, Grand 
Teton National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Me-
morial Parkway, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Yellowstone and Grand 
Teton Paddling Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are first made available for this sec-
tion, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate regula-
tions to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain 
rivers and streams within— 
(1) Yellowstone National Park in the States of 
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming; and 
(2) Grand Teton National Park and the John 
D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway in the State 
of Wyoming. 
(b) WATER EXCLUDED.—The regulations promul-
gated under this section shall not apply to waters that 
are— 
(1) open to use by hand-propelled vessels on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and 
(2) within the Teton Range in Grand Teton 
National Park south of a latitudinal line anchored at 
Wilcox Point and west of an approximate north- 
south line that generally defines the base of the 
mountains following the western shores of Jackson, 
Leigh, Jenny, Bradley, Taggart, and Phelps lakes, 
and extending to the southern Grand Teton National 
Park boundary at the base of Apres Vous Peak. 
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(c) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The regulations required by 
subsection (a) shall be promulgated in accordance with— 
(1) laws, regulations, and policies generally ap-
plicable to units of the National Park System; and 
(2) sections 551 through 559 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Administra-
tive Procedure Act’’). 
(d) COMMERCIAL USE.— 
(1) NO EXPANSION OF USE.—The regulations 
issued under this section shall not consider any ex-
pansion of commercial use of hand-propelled vessels 
in the parks. 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as authorizing the commercial use 
of hand-propelled vessels. 
(e) COORDINATION OF RECREATIONAL USE.—When 
promulgating regulations under this section, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall consult with the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Director 
of the National Park Service to help ensure that the regu-
lations provide that recreational use of hand-propelled ves-
sels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Ref-
uge adjacent to Grand Teton National Park is consistent 
with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
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tem Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq.). 
(f) PREVIOUS REGULATIONS.—Upon issuance of the 
final regulations required by subsection (a), the following 
regulations shall have no force or effect: 
(1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations (regarding vessels on streams 
and rivers in Yellowstone National Park). 
(2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (regarding vessels on lakes and riv-
ers in Grand Teton National Park). 
(g) COST RECOVERY.—The Secretary is authorized 
to recover all costs, in accordance with section 103104 of 
title 54, United States Code, associated with monitoring 
the use of hand-propelled vessels, including the cost of in-
specting and decontaminating vessels to prevent the intro-
duction or spread of invasive or injurious species in Yel-
lowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and 
the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. 
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