Authorization and administration of trail

Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Star-spangled banner national historic trail

(A)

In general

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, a trail consisting of water and overland routes totaling approximately 290 miles, extending from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia, in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River, and north to the Patapsco River, and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812 (including the British invasion of Washington, District of Columbia, and its associated feints, and the Battle of Baltimore in summer 1814), as generally depicted on the map titled Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, numbered T02/80,000, and dated June 2007. (B)

Map

The map referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be maintained on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (C)

Administration

Subject to subparagraph (E)(ii), the trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. (D)

Land acquisition

No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the United States for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. (E)

Public participation

The Secretary of the Interior shall— (i)encourage communities, owners of land along the trail, and volunteer trail groups to participate in the planning, development, and maintenance of the trail; and (ii)consult with other affected landowners and Federal, State, and local agencies in the administration of the trail. (F)

Interpretation and assistance

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior may provide, to State and local governments and nonprofit organizations, interpretive programs and services and technical assistance for use in— (i)carrying out preservation and development of the trail; and (ii)providing education relating to the War of 1812 along the trail.