[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 552 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 552

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2009

 Ms. Giffords introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (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;
            (2) the Arizona Trail--
                    (A) is the longest continuous land-based trail in 
                the State of Arizona; and
                    (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;
            (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;
            (4) the Arizona Trail appears on all Arizona State maps;
            (5) the Arizona Trail is physically possible and 
        financially feasible because--
                    (A) as the Arizona Trail Association reports--
                            (i) the Arizona Trail is over 90 percent 
                        complete; and
                            (ii) 99 percent of the Arizona Trail is 
                        located on public land; and
                    (B) the acquisition of additional private land is 
                not required to achieve completion of the Arizona 
                Trail; and
            (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.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to designate the Arizona 
Trail as a national scenic trail.

SEC. 3. 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:
            ``(__) Arizona national scenic trail.--
                    ``(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').
                    ``(B) Availability of map.--The map described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
                public inspection in the appropriate offices of--
                            ``(i) the Bureau of Land Management; and
                            ``(ii) the Arizona Trail Association.
                    ``(C) Administration.--The Trail shall be 
                administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
                through the Chief of the Forest Service, in 
                consultation with--
                            ``(i) other Federal agencies;
                            ``(ii) State, tribal, regional, and local 
                        agencies; and
                            ``(iii) the Arizona Trail Association.''.
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