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: full_name: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-06
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
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Adds the preservation of historical recreational activities as a purpose of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Denies the eligibility of any area within the Riverways for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964.</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2014-09-15
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Adds the preservation of historical recreational activities as a purpose of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Denies the eligibility of any area within the Riverways for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4182 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2014 Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL 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.

1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The tourism industry that is driven by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways is the economic backbone of the surrounding area. Promoting tourism and public access to Federal lands goes hand-in-hand. (2) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways should be managed primarily to preserve and protect the historical recreational uses of the river, including canoeing, kayaking, floating, horseback riding, camping, boating, fishing, trapping, hiking, gigging, swimming, hunting, and other recreational activities that have been performed within the park since its creation. 2. Administration of Ozark National Scenic Riverways Public Law 88–492 ( 16 U.S.C. 460m et seq. ) is amended as follows: (1) In section 1, by inserting preservation of historical recreational activities, after caves, . (2) In section 5, by adding at the end the following: (c) Zones Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary may not designate management zones in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, including but not limited to Developed , Resource-based Recreation , Natural , Primitive , Mixed-use River , Seasonal Mixed-Use River , and Nonmotorized River zones. (d) Horseback riding The Secretary shall manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that purpose. (e) Access to the river The Secretary shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 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 Ozark National Scenic Riverways as part of a National Blueway, or other similar program, as described in Secretarial Order No. 3321 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on May 24, 2012, with respect to the establishment of a National Blueways System; and (4) does not manage lands within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways as though they were specifically designated as wilderness by Federal law absent such a designation. (f) Use of motorized vessels The Secretary— (1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 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; and (2) may manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is less restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. (g) Congressional wilderness designation No area contained within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be eligible for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–577). . (3) By amending section 6 to read as follows: 6. Administration The Secretary— (1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provisions are consistent with the Act and other applicable Federal law; and (2) may manage The Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that is less restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provisions are consistent with the Act and other applicable Federal law. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 441 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4182 [Report No. 113–594] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2014 Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 15, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL 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.

1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The tourism industry that is driven by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways is the economic backbone of the surrounding area. Promoting tourism and public access to Federal lands goes hand-in-hand. (2) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways should be managed primarily to preserve and protect the historical recreational uses of the river, including canoeing, kayaking, floating, horseback riding, camping, boating, fishing, trapping, hiking, gigging, swimming, hunting, and other recreational activities that have been performed within the park since its creation. 2. Administration of Ozark National Scenic Riverways Public Law 88–492 ( 16 U.S.C. 460m et seq. ) is amended as follows: (1) In section 1, by inserting preservation of historical recreational activities, after caves, . (2) In section 5, by adding at the end the following: (c) Zones Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary may not designate management zones in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, including but not limited to Developed , Resource-based Recreation , Natural , Primitive , Mixed-use River , Seasonal Mixed-Use River , and Nonmotorized River zones. (d) Horseback riding The Secretary shall manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that purpose. (e) Access to the river The Secretary shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 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 Ozark National Scenic Riverways as part of a National Blueway, or other similar program, as described in Secretarial Order No. 3321 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on May 24, 2012, with respect to the establishment of a National Blueways System; and (4) does not manage lands within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways as though they were specifically designated as wilderness by Federal law absent such a designation. (f) Use of motorized vessels The Secretary— (1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 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; and (2) may manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is less restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. (g) Congressional wilderness designation No area contained within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall be eligible for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–577). . (3) By amending section 6 to read as follows: 6. Administration The Secretary— (1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provisions are consistent with the Act and other applicable Federal law; and (2) may manage The Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a manner that is less restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in effect on November 21, 2013, to the extent that those provisions are consistent with the Act and other applicable Federal law. .

September 15, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed