[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4677 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4677

 To clarify the authority for use of snowmachines in certain areas of 
       Denali National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2002

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the authority for use of snowmachines in certain areas of 
       Denali National Park and Preserve, 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. SNOWMACHINE USE IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

    (a) Certain Area Not Conservation System Unit for Snowmachine 
Purposes.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those portions 
of Denali National Park and Preserve depicted as Area A within the 
exterior boundaries of the former Mt. McKinley National Park on a map 
numbered 222 and entitled ``Denali National Park and Preserve'', 
revised 1999, shall not be considered a conservation system unit for 
the purposes of special access by snowmachines pursuant to section 
1110(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 3170(a)) or subject to the regulations implementing that 
subsection regarding snowmachines.
    (b) Snowmachine Use Permitted in Certain Area.--The following 
agency actions relating to the closure of portions of Denali National 
Park and Preserve to snowmachine use are hereby revoked and shall have 
no force or effect:
            (1) The Statement of Finding (June 2000).
            (2) The Environmental Assessment (revised June 6, 2000).
            (3) The Finding of No Significant Impact (June 6, 2000).
            (4) The regulations promulgated by the National Park 
        Service on June 19, 2000 (section 13.63(h)(1)-(3) of title 36, 
        Code of Federal Regulations).
    (c) Effect of Partial Invalidation.--If any provision of this 
section is declared invalid, the entire section shall be deemed 
invalid.
    (d) No Effect On Activities Outside of Park.--Nothing in this 
section shall have any effect on activities occurring outside the 
exterior boundaries of the former Mt. McKinley National Park.
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