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H.R. 1250House109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

Arizona Trail Feasibility Study Act

Sponsored by Jim KolbeRep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
Introduced March 10, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 10, 2005

I

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1250

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 10, 2005

Mr. Kolbe (for himself, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Flake) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Arizona Trail Feasibility Study Act.

2.

Arizona Trail feasibility study

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraph (42), relating to the Long Walk Trail, as paragraph (41);

(2)

by redesignating paragraph (41), relating to the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail, as paragraph (42); and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(43)

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 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 2006 through 2008, 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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