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Union Calendar No. 136

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1814

[Report No. 107–224]

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the MetacometMonadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail extending through western New

Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and central Connecticut for study

for potential addition to the National Trails System.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 10, 2001

Mr. OLVER (for himself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs.

JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. BASS, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and

Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

Additional sponsors: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico and Mr. SIMMONS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, 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 May 10, 2001]

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail extending through western New Hampshire, western Mas-
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sachusetts, and central Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

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 ‘‘Metacomet-Monadnock5 Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF METACOMET-MONADNOCK7 MATTABESETT TRAIL FOR STUDY FOR POTEN8 TIAL ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS

9 SYSTEM.

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

11 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraph:

13 ‘‘(ll) METACOMET-MONADNOCK-MATTABESETT

14 TRAIL.—The Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail, a

15 system of trails and potential trails extending southward

16 approximately 180 miles through western Massachusetts on

17 the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, across central Connecticut

18 on the Metacomet Trail and the Mattabesett Trail, and end19 ing at Long Island Sound.’’.

20 SEC. 3. EXPEDITED REPORT TO CONGRESS.

21 Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 5(b) of

22 the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)), the

23 Secretary of the Interior shall submit the study required
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1 by the amendment made by section 2 to Congress not later

2 than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Amend the long title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend

the National Trails System Act to designate the

Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending

through western Massachusetts and central Connecticut

for study for potential addition to the National Trails

System.’’.
Union Calendar No. 136

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1814

[Report No. 107–224]

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-Monadnock-SunapeeMattabesett Trail extending through western

New Hampshire, western Massachusetts, andcentral Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

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