    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-137
    113th Congress

    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, <>
    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 consider relevant scientific
    information, including the plan and information gathered under
    subsection (c).

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    (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).

    Approved July 25, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1158:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-68 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 113-151 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 159 (2013):
    June 11, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 160 (2014):
    July 9, considered and passed
    Senate.