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Union Calendar No. 27

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 531

[Report No. 104–54]

To designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail under the

National Trails System Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 17, 1995

Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. ORTON, and Mrs. WALDHOLTZ) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

FEBRUARY 27, 1995

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]

A BILL

To designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study

trail under the National Trails System Act, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. POTENTIAL ADDITION OF GREAT WESTERN

2 SCENIC TRAIL TO NATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM

3 GREAT WESTERN TRAIL.

4 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16

5 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new paragraph:

7 ‘‘(38) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of

8 trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a cor9 ridor of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending

10 from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana11 Canada border, following the approximate route depicted

12 on the map identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor,

13 1988’, which shall be on file and available for public in14 spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,

15 United States Department of Agriculture. The trail study

16 shall be conducted by the Forest Service in consultation

17 with the Department of the Interior and shall include a

18 comprehensive and detailed identification of all rights-of19 way crossing or potentially affected by such trail together

20 with the holder of such rights-of-way, identification of any

21 potential right-of-way so crossing or potentially affected

22 and the purpose of such potential right-of-way, and a list23 ing of any private property that would be included within

24 the trail and an identification of the owner of the private

25 property. The Secretary of Agriculture shall examine in
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1 such study the appropriateness of motorized trail use

2 along the trail.’’.

3 SECTION 1. POTENTIAL ADDITION OF GREAT WESTERN

4 SCENIC TRAIL TO NATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM

5 GREAT WESTERN TRAIL.

6 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16

7 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the follow8 ing new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(38) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of

10 trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a corridor

11 of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending from the

12 Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-Canada bor13 der, following the approximate route depicted on the map

14 identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor, 1988’, which

15 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

16 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States De17 partment of Agriculture. The trail study shall be conducted

18 by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the

19 Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with subsection (b)

20 and shall include—

21 ‘‘(A) the current status of land ownership and

22 current and potential use along the designated route;

23 ‘‘(B) the estimated cost of acquisition of lands or

24 interests in lands, if any; and
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1 ‘‘(C) an examination of the appropriateness of

2 motorized trial use along the trail.’’.
Union Calendar No. 27

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 531

[Report No. 104–54]

A BILL

To designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a

and for other purposes.study trail under the National Trails System Act,

FEBRUARY 27, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and