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IB Union Calendar No. 483 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3227 [Report No. 110–756] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2007 Mr. Hastings of Washington (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Dicks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 14, 2008 Reported with amendments, 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 July 30, 2007 A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

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Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to authorize the National Park Service to allow the stocking of fish in certain lakes under certain conditions in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

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Stocking of certain lakes in North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

(a)

In general

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, may authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. (b)

Conditions

The following conditions shall apply to stocking of lakes under subsection (a): (1)The Secretary is authorized to allow stocking in up to, but not to exceed, 42 lakes. The 42 lakes which may be stocked are those lakes identified for potential stocking under Alternative B of the 2005 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan Draft. (2)The Secretary shall only stock fish that are— (A)native to the slope of the Cascade Range on which the lake to be stocked is located; and (B)functionally sterile. (3)The Secretary is authorized to coordinate the stocking of fish with the State of Washington. (c)

Reports

The Secretary shall continue a program of research and monitoring of the impacts of fish stocking on park resources and shall report the results of such research and monitoring to the appropriate committees of Congress every 5 years.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.. July 14, 2008 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed