Personal Watercraft Use Within the NPS System

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing regulations that will prohibit personal watercraft (PWC) in units of the National Park System unless the NPS determines that PWC use is appropriate for a specific unit based on that unit's enabling legislation, resources and values, other visitor uses and overall management objectives. This regulation will describe a process that will allow continued PWC use in some areas. This proposed rule would enable the NPS to better manage the use of personal watercraft in units of the NPS.