[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 403 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 205
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 403

                          [Report No. 114-125]

  To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
   connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 5, 2015

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Peters, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
    Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                           September 9, 2015

              Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
   connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``North Country National Scenic Trail 
Route Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``thirty two hundred miles, extending from 
        eastern New York State'' and inserting ``4,600 miles, extending 
        from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont''; and
            (2) by striking ``Proposed North Country Trail'' and all 
        that follows through ``June 1975.'' and inserting ```North 
        Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route' dated February 
        2014, and numbered 649/116870.''.

SEC. 3. NO CONDEMNATION.

    Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No land or 
interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any Federally 
administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the 
trail by condemnation.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 205

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 403

                          [Report No. 114-125]

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                                 A BILL

  To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
   connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                           September 9, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment