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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 552 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona National 

Scenic Trail. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2009 

Ms. GIFFORDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 

Arizona National Scenic Trail. 

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 ‘‘Arizona National Sce5 nic Trail Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Arizona Trail is a scenic, nonmotorized 

9 trail that stretches for approximately 807 miles 


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1 through some of the most renowned mountains, can2 yon, deserts, and forests in the State of Arizona; 

3 (2) the Arizona Trail— 

4 (A) is the longest continuous land-based 

5 trail in the State of Arizona; and 

6 (B) showcases a wide variety of scenic 

7 views for a multitude of outdoor enthusiasts, in8 cluding hikers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, 

9 cross-country skiers, nature enthusiasts, and 

10 other nonmotorized recreationists; 

11 (3) the Arizona Trail begins at the Coronado 

12 National Memorial near the border between the 

13 United States and Mexico, extends to the higher ele14 vations of Northern Arizona, and continues across 

15 the Coconino Plateau to the Grand Canyon; 

16 (4) the Arizona Trail appears on all Arizona 

17 State maps; 

18 (5) the Arizona Trail is physically possible and 

19 financially feasible because— 

20 (A) as the Arizona Trail Association re21 ports— 

22 (i) the Arizona Trail is over 90 per23 cent complete; and 

24 (ii) 99 percent of the Arizona Trail is 

25 located on public land; and 


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1 (B) the acquisition of additional private 

2 land is not required to achieve completion of the 

3 Arizona Trail; and 

4 (6) because the Arizona Trail is physically pos5 sible and financially feasible, no additional feasibility 

6 studies to designate the Arizona Trail as a national 

7 scenic trail are required. 

8 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to des9 ignate the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail. 

10 SEC. 3. ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 

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

12 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(ll) ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Arizona Trail, ex16 tending approximately 807 miles across the 

17 State of Arizona from the border between the 

18 States of Arizona and Utah to the international 

19 border with Mexico, as generally depicted on 

20 the map entitled ‘Arizona National Scenic Trail 

21 and Congressional Districts’ and dated April 

22 10, 2007, which shall be known as the ‘Arizona 

23 National Scenic Trail’ (referred to in this para24 graph as the ‘Trail’). 


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1 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

2 described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file 

3 and available for public inspection in the appro4 priate offices of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the Bureau of Land Management; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Arizona Trail Association. 

8 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Trail shall 

9 be administered by the Secretary of Agri10 culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 

11 Service, in consultation with— 

12 ‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 

13 ‘‘(ii) State, tribal, regional, and local 

14 agencies; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) the Arizona Trail Association.’’. 

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