I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2012 Mr. Peterson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior’s north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes.

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Route revision

Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended— (1)by striking thirty-two hundred miles and inserting 4,600 miles; and (2)by striking Proposed North Country Trail Report, dated June 1975. and inserting North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route, dated February 16, 2005, and numbered 649/80,002..