[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 31153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         EMERGENCY RESCUES AT DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE

  The bill (S. 698) to review the suitability and feasibility of 
recovering costs of high altitude rescues at Denali National Park and 
Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes, was 
considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third 
time, and passed; as follows:

                                 S. 698

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no 
     later than nine months after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall complete a report on the suitability and 
     feasibility of recovering the costs of high altitude rescues 
     on Mt. McKinley, within Denali National Park and Preserve. 
     The Secretary shall also report on the suitability and 
     feasibility of requiring climbers to provide proof of medical 
     insurance prior to the issuance of a climbing permit by the 
     National Park Service. The report shall also review the 
     amount of fees charged for a climbing permit and make such 
     recommendations for changing the fee structure as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate. Upon completion, the report 
     shall be submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives.

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