IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2430 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking 
fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National 
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake 
Chelan National Recreation Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The North Cascades complex contains 245 
mountain lakes, of which 91 have been historically 
stocked with fish. 
(2) In many cases, the stocking of fish in these 
lakes dates back to the 1800s. 
(3) This practice has been important to the 
economy of the area because of the recreational op-
portunities it creates. 
(4) During congressional hearings on the des-
ignation of the North Cascades National Park, the 
Department of the Interior indicated that the prac-
tice of fish stocking would be continued if the area 
became a unit of the National Park Service system. 
(5) Since designation of the National Park in 
1968, the stocking of certain lakes has continued 
under various agreements between the National 
Park Service and the State of Washington. 
(6) An Environmental Impact Statement com-
pleted by the National Park Service recommends 
continued stocking of up to 42 of the lakes that have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to clarify 
the continued authority of the National Park Service to 
allow the stocking of fish in certain lakes in the North 
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Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CAS-
CADES NATIONAL PARK, ROSS LAKE NA-
TIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHE-
LAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, 
shall authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The following conditions shall 
apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): 
(1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stock-
ing in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have 
historically been stocked with fish. 
(2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 
are— 
(A) native to the watershed; or 
(B) functionally sterile. 
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(3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking 
of fish with the State of Washington. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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