Bill > S2018

This bill, known as the River Paddling Protection Act, mandates that the Director of the National Park Service must open the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to hand-propelled vessels, such as canoes or kayaks, within three years of the bill's enactment. After this three-year period, specific existing regulations that currently prohibit or restrict these types of vessels on these waterways will no longer be in effect. Additionally, the Fish and Wildlife Service is required to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge with Grand Teton National Park to ensure it aligns with the rules governing the National Wildlife Refuge System.