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HR 4182 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Marine and inland water transportation Missouri Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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 System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2014 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
Sep 15, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-594.
Jul 30, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15.
Jul 30, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jun 10, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 13, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Mar 6, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 6, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Adds the preservation of historical recreational activities as a purpose of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from designating management zones in the Riverways, including but not limited to, "Developed," "Resource-based Recreation," "Natural," "Primitive," "Mixed-use River," "Seasonal Mixed-Use River," and "Nonmotorized River" zones.

Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that allows the public to engage in recreational horseback riding in areas of the park traditionally used for that purpose.

Requires the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that: (1) allows maximum public access points to the riverways within the park for traditional recreational activities such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, boating, swimming, gigging, and floating; (2) does not require a permit for a river baptism; (3) does not include the Riverways as part of a "National Blueway," or other similar program; and (4) does not manage lands within the Riverways as though they were specifically designated as wilderness without such a designation.

Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is not more restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows use of motorized vessels in a manner less restrictive than those restrictions.

Denies the eligibility of any area within the Riverways for congressional wilderness designation under the Wilderness Act of 1964.

Directs the Secretary to manage the Riverways in a manner that is not more restrictive than the provisions of the general management plan for it in effect on November 21, 2013. Allows management of the Riverways in a manner less restrictive than the plan.

What's happening now September 15, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.

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