[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2352 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2352

 To amend the National Trails System Act to require local approval of 
   designations of railroad rights-of-way for interim use as trails.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 1997

Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Bob 
Schaffer of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to require local approval of 
   designations of railroad rights-of-way for interim use as trails.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOCAL APPROVAL OF TRAIL DESIGNATIONS.

    Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1247(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A railroad right-of-
way may be designated for interim use as a trail pursuant to this 
subsection or any other provision of law only if such designation is 
approved by the appropriate local governmental officials, as identified 
by the State in which the right-of-way is located.''.
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