This bill amends the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act with respect to the prohibition against the use of Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania, by certain commercial vehicles except as they serve businesses located within or in the vicinity of the Recreation Area.
The local business use exception to the prohibition is revised to permit, until September 30, 2020, the use of commercial vehicles with four or fewer axles that are: (1) owned and operated by a business located in the Recreation Area or one or more adjacent municipalities, or (2) necessary to provide services to businesses or persons located in the Recreation Area or one or more such municipalities.
The adjacent municipalities referred to are Delaware Township, Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Borough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township, and Westfall Township in Pennsylvania.
The Department of the Interior shall establish a fee and permit program for the use of Highway 209 by commercial vehicles, including an annual fee of up to $200 per vehicle.
The following vehicles may use Highway 209 without a fee or permit requirement:
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-06 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610. | Senate |
| 2016-09-06 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-339. | Senate |
| 2016-07-13 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2016-06-15 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502. | Senate |
| 2016-02-25 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2016-02-24 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H886) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H886-887) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Floor | Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-24 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-435. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. | House committee actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Committee | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-10-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2015-09-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |