[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2555

 To designate the New River Gorge National River in the State of West 
Virginia as the ``New River Gorge National Park and Preserve'', and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2019

  Mrs. Capito (for herself and Mr. Manchin) 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 designate the New River Gorge National River in the State of West 
Virginia as the ``New River Gorge 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``New River Gorge National Park and 
Preserve Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK AND NEW RIVER 
              GORGE NATIONAL PRESERVE, WEST VIRGINIA.

    (a) Redesignation.--The New River Gorge National River established 
under section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460m-15) shall be known and designated as the ``New River Gorge 
National Park and Preserve'', consisting of--
            (1) the New River Gorge National Park; and
            (2) the New River Gorge National Preserve.
    (b) New River Gorge National Park.--The boundaries of the New River 
Gorge National Park referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall be the 
boundaries depicted as ``Proposed National Park Area'' on the map 
entitled ``New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Proposed 
Boundary'', numbered 637/163,199, and dated September 2019.
    (c) New River Gorge National Preserve; Boundary.--The boundaries of 
the New River Gorge National Preserve referred to in subsection (a)(2) 
shall be the boundaries depicted as ``Proposed National Preserve Area'' 
on the map entitled ``New River Gorge National Park and Preserve 
Proposed Boundary'', numbered 637/163,199, and dated September 2019.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
this Act as the ``Secretary'') in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including--
                    (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 
                100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 
                United States Code; and
                    (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code; 
                and
            (3) title XI of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 
        1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m-15 et seq.).
    (b) Hunting and Fishing.--
            (1) Hunting.--Hunting within the New River Gorge National 
        Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary--
                    (A) in the same manner as hunting was administered 
                on the day before the date of enactment of this Act in 
                those portions of the New River Gorge National River 
                designated as the New River Gorge National Preserve by 
                section 2(c); and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) section 1106 of the National Parks and 
                        Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m-20); and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (2) Fishing.--Fishing within the New River Gorge National 
        Park and Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary--
                    (A) in the same manner as fishing was administered 
                within the New River Gorge National River on the day 
                before the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) section 1106 of the National Parks and 
                        Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m-20); and
                            (ii) other applicable laws.
            (3) Private land.--Nothing in this Act prohibits hunting, 
        fishing, or trapping on private land in accordance with 
        applicable State and Federal laws.
    (c) Commercial Recreational Watercraft Services.--Commercial 
recreational watercraft services within the New River Gorge National 
Park and Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 
with section 402 of the West Virginia National Interest River 
Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460m-15 note; Public Law 100-534).
    (d) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the New River Gorge 
National River shall be considered to be a reference to the ``New River 
Gorge National Park'' or the ``New River Gorge National Preserve'', as 
appropriate.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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