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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6200
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2008
Mr. Hinchey (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Rothman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Long Path Trail, a system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondacks in New York, to determine whether to add the trail to the National Trails System, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Long Path Trail Study Act of
2008
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Designation of long path trail for study for potential addition to the National Trails System
Designation
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Long Path trail
The Long Path Trail, a system of 350 miles of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondack Mountains in New York.
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Expedited report to congress
Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), the Secretary of the Interior shall submit the study required by the amendment made by subsection (a) to Congress not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.