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River Paddling Protection Act

Introduced: February 12, 2014 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 12, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels.

Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966.

What's happening now February 12, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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