Public High Lakes Forum › High lakes discussion › NCNP Bill out of Committee — Now passed Senate
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Keith Peter.
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August 7, 2010 at 3:11 pm #82396
Brian Curtis
KeymasterGood news, the NCNP fish stocking bill has been passed out of committee and will be considered by the full Senate.
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August 8, 2010 at 7:45 am #90879
allison
ParticipantYesss!!!
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December 20, 2013 at 3:29 am #90880
Brian Curtis
KeymasterH.R. 1158, the North Cascades National Park fish stocking bill, passed out of committee in the Senate again today, 19 Dec 2013. You can watch video of the committee hearing but the bill was considered non-controversial and they did not discuss it at all so it isn’t very exciting. Now we need to get it out of the full Senate.
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July 10, 2014 at 2:03 pm #90881
Brian Curtis
KeymasterGreat news today! H.R. 1158 passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent. Now it is on to the President.
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July 10, 2014 at 4:26 pm #90882
Rich OConnell
KeymasterSo Brian/Ken – remind me again of what this means if the bill goes through ? Is this what the NCNP said they needed in order to resume stocking ?
I just pulled a summary of the bill below 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 stock only fish that are: (1) native to the slope of the Cascade Range on which the lake to be stocked is located; and (2) non-reproducing, as identified in management alternative B of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (June 2008).
Instructs the Secretary to take into consideration relevant scientific information, including such plan and the information gathered under the research and monitoring program specified below, in making fish stocking decisions under this Act.
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
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July 11, 2014 at 7:41 pm #90883
Ken Masel
ParticipantRich,
Yes, you are correct. This bill authorizes the Park Service to allow fish stocking.
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July 12, 2014 at 1:07 pm #90884
John Corallo
ParticipantGreat news indeed. I was on top of Colonial Peak last week looking out across the Cascades. What a crazy cool area to gaze over!!!
Thanks to all of you who worked very hard on this throughout the years.
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July 14, 2014 at 4:28 pm #90885
Rich OConnell
KeymasterI was up at Ross Lake with my son this weekend and was thinking how nice it will be to have fish back in Ridley and Willow again.
Rich
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July 15, 2014 at 2:57 am #90886
Bob Burnell
ParticipantDon’t want to get my hopes up but this is really good news!
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July 16, 2014 at 11:36 am #90887
Kathy
KeymasterThis is thrilling! And will stand as a great example of science and careful management, making the Park once again a jewel in the recreational crown of Washington State!
I might actually visit a lake there now! 😆
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July 26, 2014 at 6:28 pm #90888
Ken Masel
ParticipantI am thrilled to report that H.R. 1158, also known as the North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act, was signed into law yesterday by President Obama.
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July 27, 2014 at 5:24 am #90889
Sandy McKean
ParticipantWell, I’ll be damned! (It came a long way since that meeting in Chelan!)
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July 28, 2014 at 8:51 pm #90890
Mark Harris
ParticipantSo where does it go from here as far as timeline and stocking is concerned?
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July 29, 2014 at 1:54 am #90891
Keith Peter
ParticipantWoooohoooooo excellent
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July 29, 2014 at 5:41 am #90892
Brian Curtis
Keymaster@Mark Harris wrote:
So where does it go from here as far as timeline and stocking is concerned?
Hopefully we will be stocking next summer.
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July 29, 2014 at 6:20 am #90893
Mark Harris
ParticipantGood to know. I’m not a TB, nor can I attend the meetings, but it would be fun to tag along if anyone wants company next year stocking those. I’m sure there are plenty that need catching up.
On another note, I’m a little confused what the difference is between the NCNP and the Lake Chelan National Recreational area in regards to access, stocking, and hunting.
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July 29, 2014 at 6:35 am #90894
Brian Curtis
Keymaster@Mark Harris wrote:
On another note, I’m a little confused what the difference is between the NCNP and the Lake Chelan National Recreational area in regards to access, stocking, and hunting.
You’re not the only one. When it comes to fish stocking they decided to treat all the units the same. I believe that is true for access, too. But I’m not positive. They do allow hunting in the rec area because that was in the founding documents.
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July 29, 2014 at 12:18 pm #90895
Keith Peter
ParticipantNational Park: These are generally large natural places having a wide variety of attributes, at times including significant historic assets. Hunting, mining and consumptive activities are not authorized.
National Recreation Area: Twelve NRAs in the system are centered on large reservoirs and emphasize water-based recreation. Five other NRAs are located near major population centers. Such urban parks combine scarce open spaces with the preservation of significant historic resources and important natural areas in locations that can provide outdoor recreation for large numbers of people. Thus you can hunt in the Lake Chelan National Recreation area but not in the National Park.
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