[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 324 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 324
To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in
the National Trails System.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6, 2003
Mr. Levin (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Schumer) 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 clarify Federal authority
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in
the National Trails System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.
(a) Acquisition of Land From Willing Sellers.--Section 5(a) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following:
``No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the
Federal Government for the trail without the consent of the
owner of the land or interest.'';
(2) in paragraph (10), by adding at the end the following:
``No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the
Federal Government for the trail without the consent of the
owner of the land or interest.''; and
(3) in the fourth sentence of paragraph (11)--
(A) by striking ``No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior'' and inserting ``No land or
interest in land outside the exterior''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``without the consent of the owner of the
land or interest''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(c)(1) of the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1249(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the North
Country National Scenic Trail, The Ice Age National Scenic Trail,''.
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