110 HR 6200 IH: Long Path Trail Study Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-06-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2008 Mr. Hinchey (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Rothman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Long Path Trail, a system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondacks in New York, to determine whether to add the trail to the National Trails System, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Long Path Trail Study Act of 2008.

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Designation of long path trail for study for potential addition to the National Trails System

(a)

Designation

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: (_)

Long Path trail

The Long Path Trail, a system of 350 miles of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. . (b)

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 subsection (a) to Congress not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.