[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 498 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 61
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 498

                          [Report No. 107-26]

          Entitled ``National Discovery Trails Act of 2001''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2001

 Mr. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                              June 5, 2001

  Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with amendments and an amendment to the 
                                 title
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
          Entitled ``National Discovery Trails Act of 2001''.

    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 ``National Discovery Trails Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a)(1) Section 3(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1242(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) National discovery trails, established as provided in 
        section 5, which will be extended, continuous, interstate 
        trails so located as to provide for outstanding outdoor 
        recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of 
        America's trails and communities. National discovery trails 
        should provide for the conservation and enjoyment of 
        significant natural, cultural, and historic resources 
        associated with each trail and should be so located as to 
        represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and back country regions 
        of the Nation. Any such trail may be designated on federal 
        lands and, with the consent of the owner thereof, on any non 
        federal lands.''.
    (2) Feasibility Requirements; Cooperative Management Requirement.--
Section 5(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) For purposes of subsection (b), a trail shall not be 
        considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national 
        discovery trail unless it meets all of the following criteria:
                    ``(A) The trail must link one or more areas within 
                the boundaries of a metropolitan area (as those 
                boundaries are determined under section 134(c) of title 
                23, United States Code). It should also join with other 
                trails, connecting the National Trails System to 
                significant recreation and resources areas.
                    ``(B) The trail must be supported by at least one 
                competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. Each 
                trail should have extensive local and trailwide support 
                by the public, by user groups, and by affected State 
                and local governments.
                    ``(C) The trail must be extended and pass through 
                more than one State. At a minimum, it should be a 
                continuous, walkable route.
            ``(13) The appropriate Secretary for each national 
        discovery trail shall administer the trail in cooperation with 
        at least one competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. 
        Where the designation of discovery trail is aligned with other 
        units of the National Trails System, or State or local trails, 
        the designation of a discovery trail shall not affect the 
        protections or authorities provided for the other trail or 
        trails, nor shall the designation of a discovery trail diminish 
        the values and significance for which those trails were 
        established.''.
    (b) Designation of the American Discovery Trail as a National 
Discovery Trail.--Section 5(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is 
amended--
        <DELETED>    (1) by re-designating the paragraph relating to 
        the California National Historic Trail as paragraph 
        (18);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by re-designating the paragraph relating to 
        the Pony Express National Historic Trail as paragraph 
        (19);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    by re-designating the paragraph relating to the 
        Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraph (20); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
            (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (21) (relating to 
        the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail) as paragraph (22); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``<DELETED>(21) </DELETED>(23) The American Discovery 
        Trail, a trail of approximately 6,000 miles extending from Cape 
        Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National 
        Seashore in California, extending westward through Delaware, 
        Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and 
        Kentucky, where near Cincinnati it splits into two routes. The 
        Northern Midwest route traverses Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, 
        Nebraska, and Colorado, and the Southern Midwest route 
        traverses Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. 
        After the two routes rejoin in Denver, Colorado, the route 
        continues through Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The 
        trail is generally described in Volume 2 of the National Park 
        Service feasibility study dated June 1995 which shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
        Director of the National Park Service, Department of the 
        Interior, the District of Columbia. The American Discovery 
        Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in 
        cooperation with at least one competent trailwide volunteer-
        based organization and other affected federal land managing 
        agencies, and state and local governments, as appropriate. No 
        lands or interests outside the exterior boundaries of federally 
        administered areas may be acquired by the Federal Government 
        solely for the American Discovery Trail. The provisions of 
        sections 7(e), 7(f), and 7(g) shall not apply to the American 
        Discovery Trail.''.
    (c) Comprehensive National Discovery Trail Plan.--Section 5 of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Within three complete fiscal years after the date of 
enactment of any law designating a national discovery trail, the 
appropriate Secretary shall submit a comprehensive plan for the 
protection, management, development, and use of the trail, to the 
Committee on Resources of the United States House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate. The responsible Secretary shall ensure that the comprehensive 
plan for the entire trail does not conflict with existing agency 
direction and shall consult with the affected land managing agencies, 
the Governors of the affected States, affected county and local 
political jurisdictions, and local organizations maintaining components 
of the trail. Components of the comprehensive plan include--
            ``(1) policies and practices to be observed in the 
        administration and management of the trail, including the 
        identification of all significant natural, historical, and 
        cultural resources to be preserved, model agreements necessary 
        for joint trail administration among and between interested 
        parties, and an identified carrying capacity for critical 
        segments of the trail and a plan for their implementation where 
        appropriate;
            ``(2) general and site-specific trail-related development 
        including costs; and
            ``(3) the process to be followed by the volunteer-based 
        organization, in cooperation with the appropriate Secretary, to 
        implement the trail marking authorities in section 7(c) 
        conforming to approved trail logo or emblem requirements. 
        Nothing in this Act may be construed to impose or permit the 
        imposition of any landowner on the use of any non-federal lands 
        without the consent of the owner thereof. Neither the 
        designation of a National Discovery Trail nor any plan relating 
        thereto shall affect or be considered in the granting or denial 
        of a right of way or any conditions relating thereto.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The National Trails System Act is amended--
            (1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by striking 
        ``scenic and historic'' and inserting ``scenic, historic, and 
        discovery'';
            (2) in the section heading to section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244), 
        by striking ``AND NATIONAL HISTORIC'' and inserting ``, 
        NATIONAL HISTORIC, AND NATIONAL DISCOVERY'';
            (3) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)), in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and national historic'' and 
                inserting ``, national historic, and national 
                discovery''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and National Historic'' and 
                inserting ``, National Historic, and National 
                Discovery'';
            (4) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or national historic'' 
        and inserting ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (5) in section 5(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)(3)), by striking 
        ``or national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, 
        or national discovery'';
            (6) in section 7(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(a)(2)), by striking 
        ``and national historic'' and inserting ``, national historic, 
        and national discovery'';
            (7) in section 7(b) (16 U.S.C. 1246(b)), by striking ``or 
        national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting 
        ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (8) in section 7(c) (16 U.S.C. 1246(c))--
                    (A) by striking ``scenic or national historic'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``scenic, national 
                historic, or national discovery'';
                    (B) in the second proviso, by striking ``scenic, or 
                national historic'' and inserting ``scenic, national 
                historic, or national discovery''; and
                    (C) by striking ``, and national historic'' and 
                inserting ``, national historic, and national 
                discovery'';
            (9) in section 7(d) (16 U.S.C. 1246(d)), by striking ``or 
        national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or 
        national discovery'';
            (10) in section 7(e) (16 U.S.C. 1246(e)), by striking ``or 
        national historic'' each place such term appears and inserting 
        ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
            (11) in section 7(f)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1246(f)(2)), by striking 
        ``National Scenic or Historic'' and inserting ``national 
        scenic, historic, or discovery trail'';
            (12) in section 7(h)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1246(h)(1)), by striking 
        ``or national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or 
        national discovery''; and
            (13) in section 7(i) (16 U.S.C. 1246(i)), by striking ``or 
        national historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or 
        national discovery''.
    Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the National Trails System 
Act to include national discovery trails, and to designate the American 
Discovery Trail, and for other purposes.''.




                                                        Calendar No. 61

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 498

                          [Report No. 107-26]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

          Entitled ``National Discovery Trails Act of 2001''.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 5, 2001

         Reported with amendments and an amendment to the title