An act to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes
PL 115-101 (H.R.560), enacted 01/08/2018

131 STAT. 2246 
PUBLIC LAW 115–101—JAN. 8, 2018 
Public Law 115–101 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act 
to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent 
to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VEHICULAR ACCESS AND FEES. 
Section 4 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. USE OF CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE RECREATION AREA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of 
the Recreation Area, shall be closed to all commercial vehicles. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESS USE.—Until September 
30, 2021, subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use 
of commercial vehicles that have four or fewer axles and are— 
‘‘(1) owned and operated by a business physically located 
in— 
‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(B) one or more adjacent municipalities; or 
‘‘(2) necessary to provide services to businesses or persons 
located in— 
‘‘(A) the Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(B) one of more adjacent municipalities. 
‘‘(c) FEE.—The Secretary shall establish a fee and permit pro-
gram for the use by commercial vehicles of Highway 209 under 
subsection (b). The program shall include an annual fee not to 
exceed $200 per vehicle. All fees received under the program shall 
be set aside in a special account and be available, without further 
appropriation, to the Secretary for the administration and enforce-
ment of the program, including registering vehicles, issuing permits 
and vehicle identification stickers, and personnel costs. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The following vehicles may use Highway 
209 and shall not be subject to a fee or permit requirement under 
subsection (c): 
‘‘(1) Local school buses. 
‘‘(2) Fire, ambulance, and other safety and emergency 
vehicles. 
‘‘(3) Commercial vehicles using Federal Road Route 209, 
from— 
‘‘(A) Milford to the Delaware River Bridge leading to 
U.S. Route 206 in New Jersey; and 
119 Stat. 2948. 
Jan. 8, 2018 
[H.R. 560] 
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131 STAT. 2247 
PUBLIC LAW 115–101—JAN. 8, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 560: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115–51 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
Jan. 30, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate. 
‘‘(B) mile 0 of Federal Road Route 209 to Pennsylvania 
State Route 2001.’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act (Public Law 109–156) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as para-
graphs (2) through (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated 
by paragraph (1) of this section) the following: 
‘‘(1) 
ADJACENT
MUNICIPALITIES.—The 
term 
‘adjacent 
municipalities’ means Delaware Township, Dingman Township, 
Lehman Township, Matamoras Borough, Middle Smithfield 
Township, Milford Borough, Milford Township, Smithfield 
Township and Westfall Township, in Pennsylvania.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 702 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage-
ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is repealed. 
Approved January 8, 2018. 
110 Stat. 4185. 
119 Stat. 2946. 
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