[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 56 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  WILLING-SELLER LEGISLATION FOR CERTAIN NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM UNITS

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2007

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I am today introducing 
legislation to allow people who want to do so to sell lands for 
inclusion in certain units of the National Trails System.
  The bill is identical to ones introduced in previous Congresses by my 
former Republican colleagues from Colorado, Representatives Beauprez 
and McInnis. It is cosponsored by Representatives Ehlers, Kildee, Kind, 
Baldwin, Levin, and Petri. I greatly appreciate their assistance and 
support.
  Current law prohibits people who own land associated with several 
units of the Trails System from selling those lands to the federal 
government for inclusion in those units.
  The bill would revise that to allow such sales from willing sellers.
  The Trail System units covered by the bill are the Oregon National 
Historic Trail, the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, the 
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the Lewis and Clark National 
Historic Trail, the Iditarod National Historic Trail, the North County 
National Scenic Trail, the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, the Potomac 
Heritage National Scenic Trail, and the Nez Perce National Historic 
Trail.
  Madam Speaker, this bill would make a small but important adjustment 
to current law. I think it deserves the support of all Members of the 
House.

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