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[S. 1946 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 480
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1946

                          [Report No. 107-203]

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish 
                  Trail as a National Historic Trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2002

 Mr. Lott (for Mr. Campbell) (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, 
and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                              July 3, 2002

  Reported under the authority of the order of the Senate of June 26, 
                 2002, by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish 
                  Trail as a National Historic Trail.

    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 ``Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (21) as paragraph 
        (22); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(23) Old spanish national historic trail.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Old Spanish National Historic Trail, 
        an approximately <DELETED>3,500 </DELETED>2,700 mile long trail 
        extending from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles, 
        California, that served as a major trade route between 1829 and 
        1848, as generally depicted on the <DELETED>map contained in 
        the report prepared under subsection (b) </DELETED>maps 
        numbered 1 through 9, as contained in the report entitled ``Old 
        Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility Study'', 
        dated July 2001, including the Armijo Route, Northern Route, 
        North Branch, and Mojave Road''.
        <DELETED>    ``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        office of the Director of the National Park Service.</DELETED>
            ``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the Department of the Interior.''.
            ``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be administered by 
        the Secretary of the <DELETED>Interior, acting through the 
        Director of the National Park Service </DELETED>Interior 
        (referred to in this paragraph as the `Secretary').
            ``(D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall not 
        acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside the 
        exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the 
        consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.
            ``(E) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with other 
        Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies in the 
        administration of the trail.
            ``(F) Additional routes.--The Secretary may designate 
        additional routes to the trail if--
                    ``(i) the additional routes were included in the 
                Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility 
                Study, but were not recommended for designation as a 
                national historic trail; and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary determines that the additional 
                routes were used for trade and commerce between 1829 
                and 1848.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 480

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1946

                          [Report No. 107-203]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish 
                  Trail as a National Historic Trail.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 3, 2002

  Reported under the authority of the order of the Senate of June 26, 
                         2002, with amendments