[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 60 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 60

To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the 
 Western States Trail for potential designation as a national historic 
                                 trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 provide for the study of the 
 Western States Trail for potential designation as a national historic 
                                 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 ``Western States National Historic 
Trail Study Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. WESTERN STATES NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(46) Western states trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Western States Trail, a 
                trail of approximately 100 miles from Squaw Valley to 
                Auburn, California (including the Tevis Cup Loop)--
                            ``(i) as displayed on the maps maintained 
                        in the office of the American River District 
                        Ranger, Tahoe National Forest;
                            ``(ii) as described in the journal of 
                        Professor William Brewer for August 30, 1863; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) along which are conducted--
                                    ``(I) the Western States Trail 
                                Ride; and
                                    ``(II) the Western States Endurance 
                                Run.
                    ``(B) Components.--The study under this paragraph 
                shall include a determination on whether the trail is 
                appropriate for designation as a national historic 
                trail.''.
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