[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 153

   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

                            January 6, 2009

  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

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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. 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:
            ``(27) 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.''.
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