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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-503
TO AMEND THE DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
IMPROVEMENT ACT TO EXTEND THE EXCEPTION TO THE CLOSURE OF
CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE RECREATION AREA FOR LOCAL BUSI-
NESSES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 6364]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6364) to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recre-
ation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure
of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor-
ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do
pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 6364 is to amend the Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception
to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local
businesses.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 6364 would amend the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the use of Highway
209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area, by certain commercial vehi-
cles that serve local businesses until September 30, 2026. Permits
are not required for local school buses, fire, ambulance, or other
safety or emergency vehicles.
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey preserves 70,000 acres on both sides of the
Delaware River. Highway 209 spans 21 miles through the middle
of the Recreation Area and served as a major truck route for many
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