[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1207 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1207

  To revise the master plan of Voyageurs National Park, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 1995

 Mr. Oberstar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To revise the master plan of Voyageurs National Park, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited at the ``Voyageurs National Park 
Revitalization Act of 1995''.
    Sec. 2. The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the establishment of 
the Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other 
purposes'', approved January 8, 1971 (84 Stat. 1971), as amended, is 
amended by adding the following new section at the end of the Act:

                       ``revision of master plan

    ``Sec. 501. (a) Prohibition of Wilderness Designation.--The 
Secretary shall not take any action to further the designation of any 
area within Voyageurs National Park as wilderness under the Wilderness 
Act (78 Stat. 890).
    ``(b) Recreational Activities.--The Secretary shall permit access 
and use of motorboats, aircraft, hiking, and skiing, on all major lakes 
and bays within the park and at least the following interior lakes--
Beast, Cruiser, Oslo, Locator, War Club, Quill, Loiten, Shoepack, 
Little Trout, and Mukooda.
    ``(c) Snowmobile Use.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, 
including but not limited to the Endangered Species Act (87 Stat. 884), 
the Secretary shall permit access and use of snowmobiles to the lakes 
listed in subsection (b) of this section.
    ``(d) Study on Future Development.--The Secretary shall undertake a 
study on the cost of constructing and maintaining additional cross-
country ski routes, snowmobile trails, hiking trails, camp sites, and 
overnight ski huts to allow access to and use of the lakes listed in 
subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary shall complete such study 
and report to Congress on the results thereof within six months of the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    ``(e) Houseboat Use.--The Secretary shall authorize at least 200 
houseboats to operate within the boundaries of the park.
    ``(f) Revision of Master Plan.--Within one year from the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the master plan for 
the park to incorporate changes mandated by this Act.''.
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