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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 82
115TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session SENATE 115-64
TO MODIFY THE BOUNDARY OF VOYAGEURS NATIONAL
PARK IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
MAY 16, 2017.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 502]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 502) to modify the boundary of Voyageurs Na-
tional Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes, hav-
ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amend-
ment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 502 is to modify the boundary of Voyageurs
National Park in the State of Minnesota to include several parcels
of land administered by the National Park Service (NPS).
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Voyageurs National Park (Park) was established in 1975 in
northern Minnesota near International Falls. The name Voyageurs
commemorates the French-Canadian fur traders who were the first
European settlers to frequently travel through the area. The
Kabetogama Peninsula, which lies entirely within the Park and
makes up most of its land area, is accessible only by boat. The
Park is notable for its outstanding water resources and is popular
with canoeists, kayakers, other boaters, and fisherman. Park visi-
tors can obtain information about the Park from the three visitor
centers, and can view films, see exhibits, and learn about and expe-
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