H.R. 5497

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5497 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5497

To provide for the designation of Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2025

Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Mr. Steil, Mr. Wied, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
Fitzgerald, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To provide for the designation of Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve Act''.

SEC. 2. APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

(a) In General.--
(1) Redesignation.--Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 
established under Public Law 91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.), 
shall be known and designated as ``Apostle Islands National 
Park and Preserve'', comprised of--
(A) Apostle Islands National Park; and
(B) Apostle Islands National Preserve.
(2) Apostle islands national park.--
(A) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Apostle Islands 
National Park are the boundaries of the area generally 
depicted as ``Apostle Islands National Park Proposed 
Boundary'' on the Map.
(B) Ashland harbor breakwater light.--Nothing in 
this Act creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around the boundary of the property labeled ``Ashland 
Harbor Breakwater Light'' on the Map.
(3) Apostle islands national preserve.--The boundaries of 
Apostle Islands National Preserve are the boundaries of the 
area generally depicted as ``Apostle Islands National Preserve 
Proposed Boundary'' on the Map.
(b) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary as a single 
unit of the National Park System in accordance with--
(A) this section;
(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including--
(i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 
100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code; and
(ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, 
United States Code; and
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), Public Law 
91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.).
(2) Hunting, fishing, and trapping.--
(A) Hunting and trapping.--
(i) Apostle islands national park.--Except 
where permitted under a treaty, statute, or 
executive order pertaining to a Tribe, hunting 
and trapping are prohibited within Apostle 
Islands National Park.
(ii) Apostle islands national preserve.--
The Secretary shall administer hunting and 
trapping within Apostle Islands National 
Preserve--
(I) in the same manner that hunting 
and trapping were administered on the 
day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act within the portion of Apostle 
Islands National Lakeshore that 
comprises Apostle Islands National 
Preserve; and
(II) in accordance with section 5 
of Public Law 91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w-4) 
and other applicable laws.
(B) Fishing.--The Secretary shall administer 
fishing within the Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve--
(i) in the same manner that fishing was 
administered within the Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) in accordance with section 5 of Public 
Law 91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w-4) and other 
applicable laws.
(C) Private land.--Nothing in this section 
prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on private land 
in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws.
(c) References and Map.--
(1) References.--
(A) In general.--Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to ``Apostle Islands National Lakeshore'' 
shall be deemed to be a reference to ``Apostle Islands 
National Park and Preserve''.
(B) Public law 91-424.--Any reference in Public Law 
91-424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) to the ``lakeshore'' 
shall be deemed to be a reference to ``Apostle Islands 
National Park and Preserve''.
(2) Map.--The Map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
(d) Interpretive Features.--The Secretary shall include at the 
principal visitor centers of the Apostle Islands National Park and 
Preserve the following interpretive features:
(1) Signage that describes the history of the region, 
including information about the Ojibwe tribes, early European 
settlers, fur trade, logging, stone quarries, lighthouses and 
commercial fishing.
(2) A copy of this Act.
(e) Treaty and Reserved Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as affecting any rights granted, reserved, or established 
pursuant to treaty, statute, or executive order pertaining to any 
Tribe, including, but not limited to, rights to hunt, trap, fish, and 
gather on lands included within the boundary of Apostle Islands 
National Park and Preserve or any other rights asserted by any Tribe.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Apostle 
Islands National Park and Preserve Proposed Boundaries'', 
numbered 633/193,514, and dated October 2024.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
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