Expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Key Points

• This resolution asks the House of Representatives to keep the Delaware Water Gap as a National Recreation Area. It opposes a plan to change the 70,000-acre site in New Jersey and Pennsylvania into a National Park and Preserve.
• The sponsors argue that a National Park status could lead to new bans on hunting and fishing. They want to protect the rights of local residents and visitors to use the land for all current outdoor activities like boating and camping.
• The proposal warns that changing the status would give the federal government more control and less input from local towns. It also claims that a surge in tourism could damage local roads and hurt the area's economy.
• This measure states that no federal money should be used to change the park's designation. It aims to keep the current balance between federal management and the needs of the surrounding communities.

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