[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3979 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3979

 To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the North Country 
                         National Scenic Trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the North Country 
                         National Scenic Trail.

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

SECTION 1. NORTH COUNTRY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.

    (a) Acquisition of Land.--Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``No lands or interests therein outside the exterior 
boundaries of any Federally administered area may be acquired by the 
Federal government for the trail except with the consent of the owner 
thereof.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(c)(1) of the National Trails 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1249(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the North 
Country National Scenic Trail,''.
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