II Calendar No. 226 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 686 [Report No. 110–96] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2007 Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Specter) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources June 26, 2007 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act.

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Addition to national scenic and national historic trails

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)

Washington-Rochambeau revolutionary route national historic trail

(A)

In general

The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, a corridor of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as generally depicted on the map entitled WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, numbered T01/80,000, and dated July 2006. (B)

Map

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

Administration

The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with— (i)other Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local agencies; and (ii)the private sector. (D)

Land acquisition

The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. .

June 26, 2007 Reported without amendment