North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act Public Law 113–137 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act 137 113–137 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act 11033 113 2014-07-25 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act [(Public Law 113–137)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 113-137. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo 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. [16 U.S.C. 90c note] 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 consider 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).