[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2018 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2018

    To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone 
National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2014

 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone 
National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, 
                        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 as the ``River Paddling Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS SUPERSEDED.

    (a) In General.--The rivers and streams of Yellowstone National 
Park and Grand Teton National Park shall be open to hand-propelled 
vessels as determined by the Director of the National Park Service 
within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act. Beginning on the 
date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
following regulations shall have no force or effect regarding closing 
rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton 
National Park to hand-propelled vessels:
            (1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, regarding vessels on streams and rivers in 
        Yellowstone National Park.
            (2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, regarding vessels on lakes and rivers in Grand 
        Teton National Park.
    (b) Coordination of Recreational Use.--The Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels 
on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge with Grand 
Teton National Park to ensure such use is consistent with the 
requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
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