,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mrs4       
,hagan7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
pedestrian and motorized vehicular      
access in ,cape ,hatteras ,national     
,seashore ,recreational ,area1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preserving    
,public ,access to ,cape ,hatteras      
,beaches ,act4  #b4 ,reinstatement of   
,interim ,management ,strategy  7a7     
,management ,after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 ,cape ,hatteras 
,national ,seashore ,recreational ,area 
shall be managed in accordance with the 
,interim ,protected ,species ,management
 ,strategy_/,environmental ,assessment  
issued by the ,national ,park ,service  
on ,june #ac1 #bjjg1 for the ,cape      
,hatteras ,national ,seashore           

,recreational ,area1 ,north ,carolina1  
unless the ,secretary of the ,interior  
7hereafter in this ,act referred to as  
the ,secretary7 issues a new final rule 
that meets the requirements set forth in
 section #c4  7b7 ,restrictions ,the    
,secretary shall not impose any         
additional restrictions on pedestrian or
 motorized vehicular access to any      
portion of ,cape ,hatteras ,national    
,seashore ,recreational ,area for       
species protection beyond those in the  
,interim ,management ,strategy1 other   
than as specifically authorized pursuant
 to section #c4  #c4 ,additional        
restrictions on access to ,cape         
,hatteras ,national ,seashore           
,recreational ,area for species         
protection  7a7 ,in general ,if1 based  
on peer-reviewed science and after      
public comment1 the ,secretary          
determines that additional restrictions 
on access to a portion of the ,cape     
,hatteras ,national ,seashore           
,recreational ,area are necessary to    

protect species listed as endangered    
under the ,endangered ,species ,act of  
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 the
 ,secretary may only restrict1 by       
limitation1 closure1 buffer1 or         
otherwise1 pedestrian and motorized     
vehicular access for recreational       
activities for the shortest possible    
time and on the smallest possible       
portions of the ,cape ,hatteras         
,national ,seashore ,recreational ,area4
  7b7 ,limitation on restrictions       
,restrictions imposed under this section
 for protection of species listed as    
endangered under the ,endangered        
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq47 shall not be greater than
 the restrictions in effect for that    
species at any other ,national          
,seashore4  7c7 ,corridors around       
closures ,to the maximum extent         
possible1 the ,secretary shall designate
 pedestrian and vehicular corridors of  
minimal distance on the beach or        
interdunal area around closures         

implemented under this section to allow 
access to areas not closed4  #d4        
,inapplicability of final rule and      
consent degree  7a7 ,final rule ,the    
final rule titled ,special ,regulations1
 ,areas of the ,national ,park ,system1 
,cape ,hatteras ,national               
,seashore--,off-,road ,vehicle          
,management 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #cabc-cadd7
 shall have no force or effect after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7b7 ,consent decree ,the ,april #cj1    
#bjjh1 consent decree filed in the      
,united ,states ,district ,court for the
 ,eastern ,district of ,north ,carolina 
regarding off-road vehicle use at ,cape 
,hatteras ,national ,seashore in ,north 
,carolina shall not apply after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4