[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2430 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2430


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2009

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The North Cascades complex contains 245 mountain lakes, 
        of which 91 have been historically stocked with fish.
            (2) In many cases, the stocking of fish in these lakes 
        dates back to the 1800s.
            (3) This practice has been important to the economy of the 
        area because of the recreational opportunities it creates.
            (4) During congressional hearings on the designation of the 
        North Cascades National Park, the Department of the Interior 
        indicated that the practice of fish stocking would be continued 
        if the area became a unit of the National Park Service system.
            (5) Since designation of the National Park in 1968, the 
        stocking of certain lakes has continued under various 
        agreements between the National Park Service and the State of 
        Washington.
            (6) An Environmental Impact Statement completed by the 
        National Park Service recommends continued stocking of up to 42 
        of the lakes that have historically been stocked with fish.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to clarify the continued 
authority of the National Park Service to allow the stocking of fish in 
certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National 
Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

SEC. 2. 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, shall 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 not 
        more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have historically been 
        stocked with fish.
            (2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that are--
                    (A) native to the watershed; or
                    (B) functionally sterile.
            (3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking of fish 
        with the State of Washington.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.