,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,smith of ,missouri introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide that the ,ozark  
,national ,scenic ,riverways shall be   
administered in accordance with the     
general management plan for that unit of
 the ,national ,park ,system1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress
 finds as follows3  7#a7 ,the tourism   
industry that is driven by the ,ozark   
,national ,scenic ,riverways is the     
economic backbone of the surrounding    
area4 ,promoting tourism and public     
access to ,federal lands goes           
hand-in-hand4  7#b7 ,the ,ozark         
,national ,scenic ,riverways should be  
managed primarily to preserve and       
protect the historical recreational uses
 of the river1 including canoeing1      
kayaking1 floating1 horseback riding1   
camping1 boating1 fishing1 trapping1    

hiking1 gigging1 swimming1 hunting1 and 
other recreational activities that have 
been performed within the park since its
 creation4  #b4 ,administration of      
,ozark ,national ,scenic ,riverways     
,public ,law #hh-dib 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#dfjm et seq47 is amended as follows3   
7#a7 ,in section #a1 by inserting       
preservation of historical recreational 
activities1 after caves14  7#b7 ,in     
section #e1 by adding at the end the    
following3  7c7 ,zones ,except as       
provided by subsection 7b71 the         
,secretary may not designate management 
zones in the ,ozark ,national ,scenic   
,riverways1 including but not limited to
 ,developed1 ,resource-based            
,recreation1 ,natural1 ,primitive1      
,mixed-use ,river1 ,seasonal ,mixed-,use
 ,river1 and ,nonmotorized ,river zones4
  7d7 ,horseback riding ,the ,secretary 
shall manage the ,ozark ,national       
,scenic ,riverways in a manner that     
allows the public to engage in          
recreational horseback riding in areas  

of the park traditionally used for that 
purpose4  7e7 ,access to the river ,the 
,secretary shall manage the ,ozark      
,national ,scenic ,riverways in a manner
 that--  7#a7 allows maximum public     
access points to the riverways within   
the park for traditional recreational   
activities such as fishing1 canoeing1   
kayaking1 boating1 swimming1 gigging1   
and floating2  7#b7 does not require a  
permit for a river baptism2  7#c7 does  
not include the ,ozark ,national ,scenic
 ,riverways as part of a ,national      
,blueway1 or other similar program1 as  
described in ,secretarial ,order ,no4   
#ccba issued by the ,secretary of the   
,interior on ,may #bd1 #bjab1 with      
respect to the establishment of a       
,national ,blueways ,system2 and  7#d7  
does not manage lands within the ,ozark 
,national ,scenic ,riverways as though  
they were specifically designated as    
wilderness by ,federal law absent such a
 designation4  7f7 ,use of motorized    
vessels ,the ,secretary--  7#a7 shall   

manage the ,ozark ,national ,scenic     
,riverways to allow the use of motorized
 vessels in a manner that is not more   
restrictive than the use restrictions in
 effect on ,november #ba1 #bjac2 and    
7#b7 may manage the ,ozark ,national    
,scenic ,riverways to allow the use of  
motorized vessels in a manner that is   
less restrictive than the use           
restrictions in effect on ,november #ba1
 #bjac4  7g7 ,congressional wilderness  
designation ,no area contained within   
the ,ozark ,national ,scenic ,riverways 
shall be eligible for congressional     
wilderness designation under the        
,wilderness ,act of #aifd 7,public ,law 
#hh-egg74  4  7#c7 ,by amending section 
#f to read as follows3  #f4             
,administration ,the ,secretary--  7#a7 
shall manage the ,ozark ,national       
,scenic ,riverways in a manner that is  
not more restrictive than the provisions
 of the general management plan for the 
,ozark ,national ,scenic ,riverways in  
effect on ,november #ba1 #bjac1 to the  

extent that those provisions are        
consistent with the ,act and other      
applicable ,federal law2 and  7#b7 may  
manage ,the ,ozark ,national ,scenic    
,riverways in a manner that is less     
restrictive than the provisions of the  
general management plan for the ,ozark  
,national ,scenic ,riverways in effect  
on ,november #ba1 #bjac1 to the extent  
that those provisions are consistent    
with the ,act and other applicable      
,federal law4  4