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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5732 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain 
lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recre-
ation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
DICKS, and Miss MCMORRIS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
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, 
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. 
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(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) A recent 12-year university research effort 
found no statistically significant long-term ecological 
impacts in lakes where fish populations are non-re-
producing in low densities. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this bill is to clarify 
the continued authority of the National Park Service to 
allow the stocking of fish in certain lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
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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 shall stock fish only with the 
concurrence of and in coordination with the State of 
Washington. 
(2) The Secretary shall only select lakes to be 
stocked from the 91 lakes that have historically had 
fish stocking. 
(3) The Secretary shall only stock fish that 
are— 
(A) native to the watershed; or 
(B) functionally sterile. 
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