House passes bill for stocking fish in N. Cascades
Tuesday, June 2 | 7:45 p.m.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill giving North Cascades National Park authority to continue stocking up to 42 mountain lakes with fish.
The park had said it would end fishing stocking in alpine lakes and kill the remaining fish starting July 1 if it didn't get congressional approval to continue.
The bill, which passed Tuesday, awaits Senate action.
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., says the measure allows a centurylong tradition to continue. Opponents say fish shouldn't be planted in lakes that naturally never had them.
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The bill is H.R. 2430.
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