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[H.R. 1814 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 136
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1814

                          [Report No. 107-224]

  To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-
   Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail extending through western New 
Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and central Connecticut for study for 
           potential addition to the National Trails System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2001

 Mr. Olver (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
 Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bass, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
   Maloney of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 28, 2001

      Additional sponsors: Mr. Udall of New Mexico and Mr. Simmons

                           September 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 10, 
                                 2001]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-
   Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail extending through western New 
Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and central Connecticut for study for 
           potential addition to 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett 
Trail Study Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF METACOMET-MONADNOCK-MATTABESETT TRAIL FOR STUDY 
              FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

    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:
    ``(____) Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail.--The Metacomet-
Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail, a system of trails and potential trails 
extending southward approximately 180 miles through western 
Massachusetts on the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, across central 
Connecticut on the Metacomet Trail and the Mattabesett Trail, and 
ending at Long Island Sound.''.

SEC. 3. 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 section 2 to 
Congress not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
            Amend the long title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-
        Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through western 
        Massachusetts and central Connecticut for study for potential 
        addition to the National Trails System.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 136

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1814

                          [Report No. 107-224]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-
   Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail extending through western New 
Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and central Connecticut for study for 
           potential addition to the National Trails System.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed