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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1310
To provide for the management of Voyageurs National Park, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1995
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the management of Voyageurs National Park,
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voyageurs National
Park Revitalization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT
VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK.
(a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 303 of the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act to authorize the establishment of the Voya-
geurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for
other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 160h) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘303.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall permit access and use of mo-
torboats, aircraft, hiking, and skiing, on all major lakes
and bays within the park and at least the following inte-
rior lakes: Beast, Cruiser, Oslo, Locator, War Club, Quill,
Loiten, Shoepack, Little Trout, and Mukooda.
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (in-
cluding but not limited to the Endangered Species Act (87
Stat. 884)), the Secretary shall permit access to and use
of snowmobiles on the lakes listed in subsection (b).
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall undertake a study on the
cost of constructing and maintaining additional cross-
country ski routes, snowmobile trails, hiking trails, camp
sites, and overnight ski huts to allow access to and use
of the lakes listed in subsection (b). The Secretary shall
complete such study and report to Congress on the results
thereof within six months after the date of enactment of
this subsection.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall authorize at least 200 house-
boats to operate within the boundaries of the park.
‘‘(f) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare
and submit to the Congress a management plan for the
park. In addition to the matters required to be included
in such plan under section 401(b) of this Act and para-
graphs (1) through (3) of section 12(b) of the Act of Au-
gust 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–7), the Secretary shall pro-
vide for recreational opportunities pursuant to subsections
(a) through (e).’’.
(b) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—Section 302 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 160g) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including
the lakes referred to in section 303(b))’’ after ‘‘within the
boundaries of the park’’.
(c) STUDY OF ORIGINAL EXPECTATIONS OF USAGE
AND CURRENT USE OF VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK.—
Not later than nine months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct a study and submit a report to the Congress in which
the Secretary compares the recreational developments and
beneficial economic impacts which were expected following
the establishment of Voyageurs National Park to the rec-
reational usage and economic benefits that have occurred
as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDI-
TIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—Section 401 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 160k) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘There is