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[S. 1304 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 642
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1304

                          [Report No. 110-290]

   To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona 
                         National Scenic Trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2007

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                             April 10, 2008

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona 
                         National Scenic Trail.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Scenic 
Trail Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Arizona Trail is a scenic, nonmotorized 
        trail that stretches for approximately 807 miles through some 
        of the most renowned mountains, canyon, deserts, and forests in 
        the State of Arizona;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Arizona Trail--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is the longest continuous land-based 
                trail in the State of Arizona; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) showcases a wide variety of scenic 
                views for a multitude of outdoor enthusiasts, including 
                hikers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, cross-country 
                skiers, nature enthusiasts, and other nonmotorized 
                recreationists;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Arizona Trail begins at the Coronado 
        National Memorial near the border between the United States and 
        Mexico, extends to the higher elevations of Northern Arizona, 
        and continues across the Coconino Plateau to the Grand 
        Canyon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Arizona Trail appears on all Arizona State 
        maps;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Arizona Trail is physically possible and 
        financially feasible because--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) as the Arizona Trail Association 
                reports--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Arizona Trail is over 90 
                        percent complete; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 99 percent of the Arizona 
                        Trail is located on public land; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the acquisition of additional private 
                land is not required to achieve completion of the 
                Arizona Trail; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) because the Arizona Trail is physically 
        possible and financially feasible, no additional feasibility 
        studies to designate the Arizona Trail as a national scenic 
        trail are required.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to designate the 
Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(26) Arizona national scenic trail.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Arizona Trail, 
                extending approximately 807 miles across the State of 
                Arizona from the border between the States of Arizona 
                and Utah to the international border with Mexico, as 
                generally depicted on the map entitled `Arizona 
                National Scenic Trail and Congressional Districts' and 
                dated April 10, 2007, which shall be known as the 
                `Arizona National Scenic Trail' (referred to in this 
                paragraph as the `Trail').</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Availability of map.--The map 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
                available for public inspection in the appropriate 
                offices of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the Bureau of Land 
                        Management; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Arizona Trail 
                        Association.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Administration.--The Trail shall be 
                administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
                through the Chief of the Forest Service, in 
                consultation with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) other Federal 
                        agencies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) State, tribal, regional, 
                        and local agencies; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the Arizona Trail 
                        Association.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Scenic Trail Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC 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:
            ``(26) Arizona national scenic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Arizona National Scenic 
                Trail, extending approximately 807 miles across the 
                State of Arizona from the U.S.-Mexico international 
                border to the Arizona-Utah border, as generally 
                depicted on the map entitled `Arizona National Scenic 
                Trail' and dated December 5, 2007, to be administered 
                by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate State, 
                tribal, and local governmental agencies.
                    ``(B) Availability of map.--The map shall be on 
                file and available for public inspection in appropriate 
                offices of the Forest Service.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 642

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1304

                          [Report No. 110-290]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona 
                         National Scenic Trail.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 10, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment