IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 793 
Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River in New York State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2018 
Mr. FASO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of the Upper Delaware River 
in New York State. 
Whereas the Upper Delaware River supports a thriving and 
growing recreational economy that includes a world-class 
wild trout tailwater fishery, a unique cold-water eco-
system, and one of the few remaining unspoiled major 
river valleys in the northeastern United States; 
Whereas fishing, boating, and second home investment con-
tribute a net value of approximately $414,000,000 to the 
economy of the Upper Delaware River region, according 
to a 2014 economic study of the value of the Upper Dela-
ware River; 
Whereas more than 9 million New Yorkers rely on clean 
water that is supplied in whole or in part by the Upper 
Delaware River; 
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•HRES 793 IH 
Whereas the Upper Delaware River region in the western 
Catskill Mountains of New York State is a major tourism 
destination and helps generate tourism activity from 
across the globe throughout the entire year; 
Whereas, in 2016, Congress enacted subtitle E of title III of 
the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (130 Stat. 1771) (commonly referred to as the Dela-
ware River Basin Conservation Act), which paved the 
way for job-creating conservation projects in the Upper 
Delaware River region; 
Whereas local elected officials, local conservation advocates, 
local business leaders, the Delaware County government, 
and numerous coalitions, including the Upper Delaware 
River Tailwaters Coalition, have joined together in a di-
verse partnership to develop a comprehensive stream cor-
ridor management plan for the Upper Delaware River re-
gion that will serve as a blueprint for future voluntary 
water resource management plans while also promoting 
initiatives that protect and restore the Upper Delaware 
River; 
Whereas Sullivan County, New York, has initiated a com-
prehensive community-based waterfront revitalization ef-
fort that will highlight the cultural, social, and economic 
importance of the Upper Delaware River, create more 
public access to the Upper Delaware River, and help resi-
dents of the county and visitors to the county make a 
personal connection with the Upper Delaware River re-
gion; 
Whereas the Governor of New York has placed a renewed 
emphasis on the Catskill Park as one of New York 
State’s most ecologically and economically important nat-
ural resource assets; and 
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Whereas the Upper Delaware River was designated a unit of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and a unit 
of the National Park system in 1978 in recognition of the 
outstanding recreational, scenic, ecological, geological, 
and cultural resources present in the river corridor: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the economic and ecological value 
of the Upper Delaware River; and 
(2) recognizes the importance of Federal and 
State programs that will— 
(A) protect and restore the Upper Dela-
ware River for all to enjoy; and 
(B) generate economic benefits for the peo-
ple who rely on the Upper Delaware River for 
their livelihoods. 
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