[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 2430 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 610
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2430

                          [Report No. 111-324]


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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

                           September 27, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The North Cascades complex contains 245 
        mountain lakes, of which 91 have been historically stocked with 
        fish.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In many cases, the stocking of fish in these 
        lakes dates back to the 1800s.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) This practice has been important to the 
        economy of the area because of the recreational opportunities 
        it creates.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL 
              PARK, ROSS LAKE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, AND LAKE CHELAN 
              NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conditions.--The following conditions shall apply to 
stocking of lakes under subsection (a):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Secretary is authorized to allow stocking 
        in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have historically 
        been stocked with fish.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Secretary shall only stock fish that are--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) native to the watershed; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) functionally sterile.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The Secretary shall coordinate the stocking of 
        fish with the State of Washington.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Cascades National Park Service 
Complex Fish Stocking Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) North cascades national park service complex.--The term 
        ``North Cascades National Park Service Complex'' means 
        collectively the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake 
        National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 
        Area.
            (2) Plan.--The term ``plan'' means the document entitled 
        ``North Cascades National Park Service Complex Mountain Lakes 
        Fishery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement'' 
        and dated June 2008.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. STOCKING OF CERTAIN LAKES IN THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK 
              SERVICE COMPLEX.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National 
Park Service Complex.
    (b) Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to allow 
        stocking of fish in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes in the 
        North Cascades National Park Service Complex that have 
        historically been stocked with fish.
            (2) Native nonreproducing fish.--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) nonreproducing, as identified in management 
                alternative B of the plan.
            (3) Considerations.--In making fish stocking decisions 
        under this Act, the Secretary shall make use of relevant 
        scientific information, including the plan and information 
        gathered under subsection (c).
            (4) Required coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
        the stocking of fish under this Act with the State of 
        Washington.
    (c) Research and Monitoring.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) continue a program of research and monitoring of the 
        impacts of fish stocking on the resources of the applicable 
        unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex; and
            (2) beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, submit to 
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a report that describes the results of the 
        research and monitoring under paragraph (1).
                                                       Calendar No. 610

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2430

                          [Report No. 111-324]

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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.

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                           September 27, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment