H.R. 5497 upgrades the existing Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to a "National Park and Preserve," splitting it into two designations with slightly different rules. The change affects visitors, recreational hunters, and trappers, as the new National Park portion will prohibit hunting and trapping (except where allowed by treaties with Native American tribes), while the Preserve portion will continue current hunting, trapping, and fishing practices as they exist today. The bill requires the National Park Service to add interpretive signs at visitor centers describing the region's history, including Native American heritage, European settlement, and maritime activities. No new federal funding is specified in the legislation, and the change takes effect upon enactment, with all existing references to the National Lakeshore automatically updated to refer to the new National Park and Preserve designation.
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