[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2354 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2354
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on
the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic
trail or a national historic trail.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 28, 2004
Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on
the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic
trail or a national historic trail.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Trail Feasibility Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. ARIZONA TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(__) Arizona trail.--
``(A) In general.--The Arizona Trail, extending
approximately 790 miles through Arizona from the border
between Arizona and Utah to the international border
with Mexico, as generally depicted on the map entitled
`The Arizona Trail DRAFT' and dated March 22, 2004, and
that consists of a corridor of open space that--
``(i) includes 7 ecological zones;
``(ii) features deserts, canyons,
mountains, lakes, and rivers; and
``(iii) connects 6 wilderness areas, 4
national forests, 2 national parks, and 30
outdoor recreational areas.
``(B) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly conduct
the study under subparagraph (A).
``(C) Availability of map.--The map described in
subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Bureau of Land Management.
``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the study
under subparagraph (A) $200,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2005 through 2007, of which--
(i) $100,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary of Agriculture; and
(ii) $100,000 shall be made available to
the Secretary of the Interior.''.
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