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Union Calendar No. 45 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1156 
[Report No. 113–69] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the 
Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in 
order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while 
ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilder-
ness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 17, 2013 
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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the 
boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the 
North Cascades National Park in order to allow the 
rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensur-
ing that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park 
or the Wilderness, 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) In 1988, 93 percent of the North Cascades 
National Park Complex was designated the Stephen 
Mather Wilderness. 
(2) A road corridor was deliberately excluded 
from the wilderness designation to provide for the 
continued use and maintenance of the upper 
Stehekin Valley Road. 
(3) The upper Stehekin Valley Road provides 
access to Stephen Mather Wilderness trailheads and 
North Cascades National Park from the Lake Che-
lan National Recreation Area. 
(4) Record flooding in 1995 and again in 2003 
caused severe damage to the upper Stehekin Valley 
Road and led to the closure of a 9.9-mile section of 
the road between Car Wash Falls and Cottonwood 
Camp. 
(5) The National Park Service currently does 
not have the flexibility to rebuild the upper Stehekin 
Valley Road away from the Stehekin River due to 
the current location of the non-wilderness road cor-
ridor provided by Congress in 1988. 
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(6) It is a high priority that the people of the 
United States, including families, the disabled, and 
the elderly, have reasonable access to the National 
Parks system and their public lands. 
(7) The 1995 Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area General Management Plan calls for retaining 
vehicle access to Cottonwood Camp. 
(8) Tourism associated with the North Cas-
cades National Park Complex is an important part 
of the economy for rural communities in the area. 
(9) Additional management flexibility would 
allow the National Park Service to consider reten-
tion of the upper Stehekin Valley Road in a manner 
that provides for no net loss of wilderness. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. 
The Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 (Pub-
lic Law 100–668) is amended by inserting after section 
206 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR ROAD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may adjust the 
boundaries of the North Cascades National Park and the 
Stephen Mather Wilderness in order to provide a 100-foot- 
wide corridor along which the Stehekin Valley Road may 
be rebuilt— 
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‘‘(1) outside of the floodplain between milepost 
12.9 and milepost 22.8; 
‘‘(2) within the boundaries of the North Cas-
cades National Park; and 
‘‘(3) outside of the boundaries of the Stephen 
Mather Wilderness. 
‘‘(b) NO NET LOSS OF LANDS.—The boundary ad-
justments made under this section shall be such that equal 
acreage amounts are exchanged between the Stephen 
Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National 
Park, resulting in no net loss of acreage to either the Ste-
phen Mather Wilderness or the North Cascades National 
Park.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 45 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1156 
[Report No. 113–69] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust 
the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness 
and the North Cascades National Park in order 
to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the 
floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss 
of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 17, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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