,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fi  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aaeg
  ,report ,no4 #aac-ii  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,hastings of ,washington
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources  ,june #f1 #bjac    
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure public access to the 
summit of ,rattlesnake ,mountain in the 
,hanford ,reach ,national ,monument for 
educational1 recreational1 historical1  
scientific1 cultural1 and other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rattlesnake        
,mountain ,public ,access ,act4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,hanford ,reach ,national   
,monument is public land that belongs to
 the ,american people4  7#b7 ,the       
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service's ,comprehensive ,conservation 

,plan 7,,ccp7 for the ,monument         
restricts public access to large        
portions of the ,monument1 including the
 summit of ,rattlesnake ,mountain4  7#c7
 ,public access to ,rattlesnake         
,mountain is important for educational1 
recreational1 historical1 scientific1   
and cultural purposes4  7#d7            
,rattlesnake ,mountain reaches an       
elevation of #c1ffj feet above sea      
level--the highest elevation of the     
,monument1 and provides unparalleled    
scenic views over the ,monument1 the    
,hanford ,site1 and the ,columbia       
,river4  7#e7 ,public access to         
,rattlesnake ,mountain will increase    
tourism interest in the ,monument and   
will provide economic benefits to local 
governments4  #c4 ,ensuring public      
access to the summit of rattlesnake     
mountain in the hanford reach national  
monument  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
provide public access to the summit of  
,rattlesnake ,mountain in the ,hanford  

,reach ,national ,monument for          
educational1 recreational1 historical1  
scientific1 cultural1 and other         
purposes1 including--  7#a7 motor       
vehicle access2 and  7#b7 pedestrian and
 other nonmotorized access4  7b7        
,cooperative agreements ,the ,secretary 
of the ,interior may enter into         
cooperative agreements to facilitate    
access to the summit of ,rattlesnake    
,mountain--  7#a7 with the ,secretary of
 ,energy1 the ,state of ,washington1 or 
any local government agency or other    
interested persons1 for guided tours1   
including guided motorized tours to the 
summit of ,rattlesnake ,mountain2 and   
7#b7 with the ,secretary of ,energy1 and
 with the ,state of ,washington or any  
local government agency or other        
interested persons1 to maintain the     
access road to the summit of            
,rattlesnake ,mountain4  ,june #f1 #bjac
 ,committed to the ,committee of the    
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed