To provide that the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be administered in accordance with the general management plan for that unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4182
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Marine and inland water transportation
Missouri
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Adds the preservation of historical recreational activities as a purpose of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.
 
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from designating management zones in the Riverways, including but not limited to, &quot;Developed,&quot; &quot;Resource-based Recreation,&quot; &quot;Natural,&quot; &quot;Primitive,&quot; &quot;Mixed-use River,&quot; &quot;Seasonal Mixed-Use River,&quot; and &quot;Nonmotorized River&quot; zones.
 
Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that purpose.
 
Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that: (1) allows maximum public access points to the riverways within the park for traditional recreational activities such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, boating, swimming, gigging, and floating; (2) does not require a permit for a river baptism; (3) does not include the Riverways as part of a &quot;National Blueway,&quot; or other similar program; and (4) does not manage lands within the Riverways as though they were specifically designated as wilderness without such a designation.
 
Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is not more restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows use of motorized vessels in a manner less restrictive than those restrictions.
 
Denies the eligibility of any area within the Riverways for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964.
 
Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for it in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows management of the Riverways in a manner less restrictive than the plan.

action_date: 2014-09-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Adds the preservation of historical recreational activities as a purpose of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.
 
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from designating management zones in the Riverways, including but not limited to, &quot;Developed,&quot; &quot;Resource-based Recreation,&quot; &quot;Natural,&quot; &quot;Primitive,&quot; &quot;Mixed-use River,&quot; &quot;Seasonal Mixed-Use River,&quot; and &quot;Nonmotorized River&quot; zones.
 
Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that purpose.
 
Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that: (1) allows maximum public access points to the riverways within the park for traditional recreational activities such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, boating, swimming, gigging, and floating; (2) does not require a permit for a river baptism; (3) does not include the Riverways as part of a &quot;National Blueway,&quot; or other similar program; and (4) does not manage lands within the Riverways as though they were specifically designated as wilderness without such a designation.
 
Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is not more restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows use of motorized vessels in a manner less restrictive than those restrictions.
 
Denies the eligibility of any area within the Riverways for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964.
 
Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for it in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows management of the Riverways in a manner less restrictive than the plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-594.
action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-594.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House