River Paddling Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-3492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-11-14
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Lakes and rivers

Marine and inland water transportation

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>River Paddling Protection Act - Declares specified regulations regarding vessels on streams and rivers in Yellowstone National Park and on lakes and rivers in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to have no force or effect with regard to hand-propelled vessels. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing substantially similar regulations that apply to such vessels. </p> <p>Considers the use of hand-propelled vessels on rivers and streams in the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming as a wildlife-dependent recreational use.</p>

action_date: 2014-02-28
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p> River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels. </p> <p>Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2013 Mrs. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Bishop of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the River Paddling Protection Act . 2. Regulations Superseded (a) In general The following regulations shall have no force or effect with regard to hand-propelled vessels and the Secretary of the Interior may not issue substantially similar regulations that apply to hand-propelled vessels: (1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding vessels on streams and rivers in Yellowstone National Park. (2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding vessels on lakes and rivers in Grand Teton National Park. (b) Wildlife-Dependent recreational use Notwithstanding section 25.21(a) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding National Elk Refuge, the use of hand-propelled vessels on rivers and streams in the National Elk Refuge shall be considered a wildlife-dependent recreational use as that term is defined in section 5(2) of Public Law 89–669 ( 16 U.S.C. 668ee(2) ).

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 275 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3492 [Report No. 113–369] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2013 Mrs. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Bishop of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources February 28, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 14, 2013 A BILL To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the River Paddling Protection Act . 2. Regulations Superseded (a) In general The rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park shall be open to hand-propelled vessels as determined by the director of the National Park Service within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act. Beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the following regulations shall have no the force or effect regarding closing rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to hand-propelled vessels: (1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding vessels on streams and rivers in Yellowstone National Park. (2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding vessels on lakes and rivers in Grand Teton National Park. (b) Coordination of recreational use The Fish and Wildlife Service shall coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge with Grand Teton National Park to ensure such use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act.

February 28, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed