Preserve existing boundaries and National Park Service management for the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve.

Rep. Tiffany’s legislation would raise the current Lakeshore to National Park status without changing its existing boundaries. ... management and protection of the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve would remain under the National Park Service.

The release commits that the redesignation would not alter existing boundaries and would keep management under the National Park Service.

Rep. Tiffany’s Bill to Create Wisconsin’s First National Park Clears House Committee | Representative Tom Tiffany
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Latest Action: House - 02/11/2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 17.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Congress.gov status shows Tiffany's H.R. 5497 had committee action but had not progressed to House passage, Senate passage, presidential action, or enactment, so the commitment remains an unresolved legislative effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.5497 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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That designation would not change the ownership or management of the area.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO's official cost estimate describes the reported bill as preserving ownership and management while redesignating Apostle Islands, supporting concrete effort toward the NPS-management portion of the claim but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 5497, Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act
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