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H.R. 1158: North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act
- Introduced:
- Mar 14, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA4]
- Status:
- Passed House
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
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- Text
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Last updated Jun 12, 2013.
4 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/14/2013--Introduced.
North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (the North Cascades National Park Service Complex). Authorizes the Secretary to allow stocking in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have historically been stocked with fish.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate the stocking of fish with the state of Washington. Requires the Secretary to continue, and report to Congress on, a program of research and monitoring of the impacts of fish stocking on the resources of the applicable unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr1158.
Background
Many of the lakes that are part of the North Cascades National Park have been stocked with fish since the late 1800s, long before they became part of the National Park System. Ever since, volunteers have stocked the lakes under management plans developed by National Park Service (NPS) and State biologists.[1]
In 2008, NPS prepared an Environmental Impact Statement, which determined that fish stocking would produce no adverse effects in 42 of the Park’s lakes. Consequently, NPS requested explicit statutory authority to continue stocking the lakes in the Park.[2]
H.R. 1158 would authorize the NPS to continue this longstanding tradition. An identical bill (H.R. 2351) passed the House in the 112th Congress by voice vote on December 7, 2011.
Summary
H.R. 1158 directs the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the stocking of fish in 42 lakes in the North Cascades National Park. The lakes are to be stocked with only native nonreproducing fish, and the Secretary is directed to coordinate with the State of Washington. Furthermore, the bill requires the Secretary to research and monitor the effects of fish stocking in the relevant lakes and to report to Congress every five years after enactment on the results.
Cost
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1158 would “have no significant effect on the federal budget.”[1]
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