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Calendar No. 642 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1304 

[Report No. 110–290] 

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

Scenic Trail. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. KYL) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

4 trail that stretches for approximately 807 miles 

5 through some of the most renowned mountains, can6 yon, deserts, and forests in the State of Arizona; 

7 (2) the Arizona Trail— 

8 (A) is the longest continuous land-based 

9 trail in the State of Arizona; and 

10 (B) showcases a wide variety of scenic 

11 views for a multitude of outdoor enthusiasts, in12 cluding hikers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, 

13 cross-country skiers, nature enthusiasts, and 

14 other nonmotorized recreationists; 

15 (3) the Arizona Trail begins at the Coronado 

16 National Memorial near the border between the 

17 United States and Mexico, extends to the higher ele18 vations of Northern Arizona, and continues across 

19 the Coconino Plateau to the Grand Canyon; 

20 (4) the Arizona Trail appears on all Arizona 

21 State maps; 

22 (5) the Arizona Trail is physically possible and 

23 financially feasible because— 

24 (A) as the Arizona Trail Association re25 ports— 


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1 (i) the Arizona Trail is over 90 per2 cent complete; and 

3 (ii) 99 percent of the Arizona Trail is 

4 located on public land; and 

5 (B) the acquisition of additional private 

6 land is not required to achieve completion of the 

7 Arizona Trail; and 

8 (6) because the Arizona Trail is physically pos9 sible and financially feasible, no additional feasibility 

10 studies to designate the Arizona Trail as a national 

11 scenic trail are required. 

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to des13 ignate the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail. 

14 SEC. 3. ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 

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

16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(26) ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Arizona Trail, ex20 tending approximately 807 miles across the 

21 State of Arizona from the border between the 

22 States of Arizona and Utah to the international 

23 border with Mexico, as generally depicted on 

24 the map entitled ‘Arizona National Scenic Trail 

25 and Congressional Districts’ and dated April 


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1 10, 2007, which shall be known as the ‘Arizona 

2 National Scenic Trail’ (referred to in this para3 graph as the ‘Trail’). 

4 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

5 described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file 

6 and available for public inspection in the appro7 priate offices of— 

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

9 and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Arizona Trail Association. 

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

12 be administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 

14 Service, in consultation with— 

15 ‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 

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

17 agencies; and 

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

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arizona National Scenic 

21 Trail Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC 

2 TRAIL. 

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

4 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(26) ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Arizona National 

8 Scenic Trail, extending approximately 807 miles 

9 across the State of Arizona from the U.S.–Mexico 

10 international border to the Arizona–Utah border, 

11 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Ari12 zona National Scenic Trail’ and dated December 

13 5, 2007, to be administered by the Secretary of 

14 Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary 

15 of the Interior and appropriate State, tribal, and 

16 local governmental agencies. 

17 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

18 shall be on file and available for public inspec19 tion in appropriate offices of the Forest Serv20 ice.’’. 


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Calendar No. 642 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1304 

[Report No. 110

–290] 

A BILL 

designate the Arizona National Scenic Trail. 

To amend the National Trails System Act to 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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