To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for overflights of national recreation areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5192
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-11
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Marine and inland water transportation

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill declares that the prohibition against overflights of national parks or tribal lands shall not apply to overflights of national recreational areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5192 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2016 Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for overflights of national recreation areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft, and for other purposes.

1. Overflights of national parks Section 40128(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) national recreation areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft. .