,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ad1 #bjac 
,mrs4 ,lummis 7for herself and ,mr4     
,bishop of ,utah7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the use of   
hand-propelled vessels in ,yellowstone  
,national ,park1 ,grand ,teton ,national
 ,park1 and the ,national ,elk ,refuge1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
,title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,river ,paddling ,protection ,act4  #b4 
,regulations ,superseded  7a7 ,in       
general ,the following regulations shall
 have no force or effect with regard to 
hand-propelled vessels and the          
,secretary of the ,interior may not     
issue substantially similar regulations 
that apply to hand-propelled vessels3   
7#a7 ,section #g4ac7;d77#d77;ii7 of     
title #cf1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 regarding vessels on      
streams and rivers in ,yellowstone      

,national ,park4  7#b7 ,section         
#g4bb7;e77#c7 of title #cf1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations1 regarding vessels
 on lakes and rivers in ,grand ,teton   
,national ,park4  7b7                   
,wildlife-,dependent recreational use   
,notwithstanding section #be4ba7;a7 of  
title #ej1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 regarding ,national ,elk  
,refuge1 the use of hand-propelled      
vessels on rivers and streams in the    
,national ,elk ,refuge shall be         
considered a wildlife-dependent         
recreational use as that term is defined
 in section #e7b7 of ,public ,law       
#hi-ffi 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;ee7#b774