,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjae 
,mrs4 ,lummis introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,interior to promulgate regulations to 
allow the use of hand-propelled vessels 
on certain rivers and streams that flow 
in and through certain ,federal lands in
 ,yellowstone ,national ,park1 ,grand   
,teton ,national ,park1 the ,john ,d4   
,rockefeller1 ,jr4 ,memorial ,parkway1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,yellowstone and ,grand ,teton ,paddling
 ,act4  #b4 ,promulgation of            
,regulations  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #c years after the date on which  
funds are first made available for this 
section1 the ,secretary of the ,interior
 shall promulgate regulations to allow  
the use of hand-propelled vessels on    
certain rivers and streams within--     

7#a7 ,yellowstone ,national ,park in the
 ,states of ,idaho1 ,montana1 ,wyoming2 
and  7#b7 ,grand ,teton ,national ,park 
and the ,john ,d4 ,rockefeller1 ,jr4    
,memorial ,parkway in the ,state of     
,wyoming4  7b7 ,water excluded ,the     
regulations promulgated under this      
section shall not apply to waters that  
are-- 7#a7 open to use by hand-propelled
 vessels on the day before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and  7#b7   
within the ,teton ,range in ,grand      
,teton ,national ,park south of a       
latitudinal line anchored at ,wilcox    
,point and west of an approximate       
north-south line that generally defines 
the base of the mountains following the 
western shores of ,jackson1 ,leigh1     
,jenny1 ,bradley1 ,taggart1 and ,phelps 
lakes1 and extending to the southern    
,grand ,teton ,national ,park boundary  
at the base of ,apres ,vous ,peak4  7c7 
,applicable laws ,the regulations       
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
promulgated in accordance with-- 7#a7   

laws1 regulations1 and policies         
generally applicable to units of the    
,national ,park ,system2 and  7#b7      
sections #eea through #eei of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as
 the ,administrative ,procedure ,act74  
7d7 ,commercial use  7#a7 ,no expansion 
of use ,the regulations issued under    
this section shall not consider any     
expansion of commercial use of          
hand-propelled vessels in the parks4    
7#b7 ,savings provisions ,nothing in    
this ,act shall be construed as         
authorizing the commercial use of       
hand-propelled vessels4  7e7            
,coordination of ,recreational ,use     
,when promulgating regulations under    
this section1 the ,secretary of the     
,interior shall consult with the        
,director of the ,united ,states ,fish  
and ,wildlife ,service and the ,director
 of the ,national ,park ,service to help
 ensure that the regulations provide    
that recreational use of hand-propelled 
vessels on the ,gros ,ventre ,river     

within the ,national ,elk ,refuge       
adjacent to ,grand ,teton ,national     
,park is consistent with the            
requirements of the ,national ,wildlife 
,refuge ,system ,administration ,act of 
#aiff 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd et seq474  
7f7 ,previous regulations ,upon issuance
 of the final regulations required by   
subsection 7a71 the following           
regulations shall have no force or      
effect3  7#a7 ,section                  
#g4ac7;d77#d77;ii7 of title #cf1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7regarding     
vessels on streams and rivers in        
,yellowstone ,national ,park74  7#b7    
,section #g4bb7;e77#c7 of title #cf1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations          
7regarding vessels on lakes and rivers  
in ,grand ,teton ,national ,park74  7g7 
,cost recovery ,the ,secretary is       
authorized to recover all costs1 in     
accordance with section #ajcajd of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 associated 
with monitoring the use of              
hand-propelled vessels1 including the   

cost of inspecting and decontaminating  
vessels to prevent the introduction or  
spread of invasive or injurious species 
in ,yellowstone ,national ,park1 ,grand 
,teton ,national ,park1 and the ,john   
,d4 ,rockefeller1 ,jr4 ,memorial        
,parkway4