I 
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 municipali-
ties 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 vehi-
cles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 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. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 
Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre-
ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE RECREATION 
AREA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, Highway 209, a federally owned road within 
the boundaries of the Recreation Area, shall be closed to 
all commercial vehicles. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESS USE.—Until 
September 30, 2021, subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to the use of commercial vehicles that have four 
or fewer axles and are— 
‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business phys-
ically located in— 
‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(B) one or more adjacent municipalities; 
or 
‘‘(2) necessary to provide services to businesses 
or persons located in— 
‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(B) one of more adjacent municipalities. 
‘‘(c) FEE.—The Secretary shall establish a fee and 
permit program for the use by commercial vehicles of 
Highway 209 under subsection (b). The program shall in-
clude an annual fee not to exceed $200 per vehicle. All 
fees received under the program shall be set aside in a 
special account and be available, without further appro-
priation, to the Secretary for the administration and en-
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forcement of the program, including registering vehicles, 
issuing permits and vehicle identification stickers, and 
personnel costs. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The following vehicles may use 
Highway 209 and shall not be subject to a fee or permit 
requirement under subsection (c): 
‘‘(1) Local school buses. 
‘‘(2) Fire, ambulance, and other safety and 
emergency vehicles. 
‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road 
Route 209, from— 
‘‘(A) Milford to the Delaware River Bridge 
leading to U.S. Route 206 in New Jersey; and 
‘‘(B) mile 0 of Federal Road Route 209 to 
Pennsylvania State Route 2001.’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recre-
ation Area Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated by paragraph (1) of this section) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1) ADJACENT
MUNICIPALITIES.—The term 
‘adjacent municipalities’ means Delaware Township, 
Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras 
Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Bor-
ough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township and 
Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is re-
pealed. 
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