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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5497 
To provide for the designation of Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. TIFFANY (for himself, Mr. STEIL, Mr. WIED, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. FITZ-
GERALD, and Mr. VAN ORDEN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the designation of Apostle Islands National 
Park and Preserve, 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 ‘‘Apostle Islands Na-
tional Park and Preserve Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND PRE-
SERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Apostle Islands National 
Lakeshore, established under Public Law 91–424 
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the Secretary as a single unit of the National Park 
System in accordance with— 
(A) this section; 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including— 
(i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 
100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 
United States Code; and 
(ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 
54, United States Code; and 
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.). 
(2) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(A) HUNTING AND TRAPPING.— 
(i) 
APOSTLE
ISLANDS
NATIONAL 
PARK.—Except where permitted under a 
treaty, statute, or executive order per-
taining to a Tribe, hunting and trapping 
are prohibited within Apostle Islands Na-
tional Park. 
(ii) APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PRE-
SERVE.—The Secretary shall administer 
hunting and trapping within Apostle Is-
lands National Preserve— 
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(I) in the same manner that 
hunting and trapping were adminis-
tered on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act within the 
portion of Apostle Islands National 
Lakeshore that comprises Apostle Is-
lands National Preserve; and 
(II) in accordance with section 5 
of Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 
460w–4) and other applicable laws. 
(B) FISHING.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister fishing within the Apostle Islands National 
Park and Preserve— 
(i) in the same manner that fishing 
was administered within the Apostle Is-
lands National Lakeshore on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) in accordance with section 5 of 
Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–4) 
and other applicable laws. 
(C) PRIVATE LAND.—Nothing in this sec-
tion prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on 
private land in accordance with applicable State 
and Federal laws. 
(c) REFERENCES AND MAP.— 
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(1) REFERENCES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to ‘‘Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore’’ shall be deemed to be a 
reference to ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park 
and Preserve’’. 
(B) PUBLIC LAW 91–424.—Any reference in 
Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) to 
the ‘‘lakeshore’’ shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve’’. 
(2) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the National Park Service. 
(d) INTERPRETIVE FEATURES.—The Secretary shall 
include at the principal visitor centers of the Apostle Is-
lands National Park and Preserve the following interpre-
tive features: 
(1) Signage that describes the history of the re-
gion, including information about the Ojibwe tribes, 
early European settlers, fur trade, logging, stone 
quarries, lighthouses and commercial fishing. 
(2) A copy of this Act. 
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(e) TREATY AND RESERVED RIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed as affecting any rights granted, 
reserved, or established pursuant to treaty, statute, or ex-
ecutive order pertaining to any Tribe, including, but not 
limited to, rights to hunt, trap, fish, and gather on lands 
included within the boundary of Apostle Islands National 
Park and Preserve or any other rights asserted by any 
Tribe. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve 
Proposed Boundaries’’, numbered 633/193,514, and 
dated October 2024. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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