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Union Calendar No. 512 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1026 

[Report No. 115–667] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

Mr. NOLAN (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

PETERSON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. WALZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MEEKS, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, 

Mr. BEYER, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. FASO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. PAULSEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 10, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KATKO, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. 

STEFANIK, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. KIND, Mr. COLLINS of 

New York, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, 

Mr. POCAN, Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota, and Mr. EMMER

MAY 10, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2017] 


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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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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Country National 

5 Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT. 

7 Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘thirty-two hundred miles, ex10 tending from eastern New York State’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail 

12 in Vermont’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘Proposed North Country Trail’’ 

14 and all that follows through ‘‘June 1975.’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘ ‘North Country National Scenic Trail, Author16 ized Route’, dated February 2014, and numbered 649/ 

17 116870.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. LAND ACQUISITION. 

19 Neither the Secretary of Agriculture nor the Secretary 

20 of the Interior may acquire for the North Country National 

21 Scenic Trail land in Minnesota or Vermont that was ob22 tained through condemnation by a State or local govern23 ment. 


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1 SEC. 4. ENERGY. 

2 Nothing in the amendments made by this Act that 

3 change the authorized route of the North Country National 

4 Scenic Trail in Minnesota or Vermont shall prohibit the 

5 development, production, conveyance, or transmission of en6 ergy in those States, with reasonable efforts made to pre7 serve the nature and purpose of the North Country National 

8 Scenic Trail, and to mitigate any damage to that trail and 

9 its associated resources caused by such activities. 


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Union Calendar No. 512 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1026 

[Report No. 115–667] 

A BILL 

To revise the authorized route of the North CounTrail, and for other purposes. connect with the Appalachian National Scenic nesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to try National Scenic Trail in northeastern MinMAY 10, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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