§ 3.24
Regulation of personal watercraft (PWC).
(a) Is personal watercraft (PWC) use prohibited in units of the National Park System? Yes, the use of personal watercraft in units of the National Park System is prohibited, except in designated areas.
(b) How will the National Park Service designate areas for PWC use? We will designate areas for personal watercraft through the Federal Register, using special regulations, except for the park areas identified in the following Table 1, where personal watercraft use may be designated using the criteria and procedures of §§ 1.5 and 1.7 of this chapter:
Table 1—Park Designated PWC Use
Name
Water type
State
Amistad National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
TX
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
MT
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
OK
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
CO
Gateway National Recreation Area
Open Ocean/Bay
NY
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
AZ/UT
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
AZ/NV
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
TX
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
WA
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Impounded Lake
CA
(c) How does the grace period apply? For the park areas identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this section, this section provides a two-year grace period (April 20, 2000 to April 22, 2002) from the requirements of this section. During the grace period no authorizing administrative action is needed to allow PWCs to continue to operate in the park areas identified in this section. Table 2 follows:
Table 2—Special Regulation PWC Use
Name
Water type
State
I. National Seashores:
Assateague Island National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
MD/VA
Cape Cod National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
MA
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
NC
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
GA
Fire Island National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
NY
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
FL/MS
Padre Island National Seashore
Open Ocean/Bay
TX
II. National Lakeshores:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Natural Lake
IN
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Natural Lake
MI
III. National Recreation Area: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
River
PA/NJ
IV. National Preserve: Big Thicket National Preserve
River
TX
[65 FR 15089, Mar. 21, 2000]