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Calendar No. 814 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1528 

[Report No. 110–382] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2008 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 

New England National Scenic Trail, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New England National 

5 Scenic Trail Designation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 

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

3 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(ll) NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL SCENIC

6 TRAIL.—The New England National Scenic Trail, a 

7 continuous trail extending approximately 220 miles 

8 from the border of New Hampshire in the town of 

9 Royalston, Massachusetts to Long Island Sound in 

10 the town of Guilford, Connecticut, as generally de11 picted on the map titled ‘New England National 

12 Scenic Trail Proposed Route’, numbered T06– 

13 80,000, and dated October 2007. The map shall be 

14 on file and available for public inspection in the ap15 propriate offices of the National Park Service. The 

16 Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with Fed17 eral, State, tribal, regional, and local agencies, the 

18 Appalachian Mountain Club, the Connecticut Forest 

19 and Park Association, and other organizations, shall 

20 administer the trail consistent with the recommenda21 tions of the draft report titled the ‘Metacomet Mo22 nadnock Mattabesset Trail System National Scenic 

23 Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess24 ment’, prepared by the National Park Service, and 

25 dated Spring 2006. The United States shall not acVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:07 Jun 17, 2008 Jkt 69200 PO 00000 Frm 000002 Fmt 06652 Sfmt 06401 E:\BILLS\H1528.RS H1528

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1 quire for the trail any land or interest in land with2 out the consent of the owner.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

5 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 

6 use the Trail Management Blueprint described in the draft 

7 report titled the ‘‘Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesett 

8 Trail System National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and 

9 Environmental Assessment’’, prepared by the National 

10 Park Service, and dated Spring 2006, as the framework 

11 for management and administration of the New England 

12 National Scenic Trail. Additional or more detailed plans 

13 for administration, management, protection, access, main14 tenance, or development of the trail may be developed con15 sistent with the Trail Management Blueprint, and as ap16 proved by the Secretary. 

17 (b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL

18 LAWS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), all designated 

19 and future designated lands within the New England Na20 tional Scenic Trail, including all Federal lands, shall be 

21 exclusively governed by relevant State and local laws re22 garding hunting, fishing, and the possession or use of a 

23 weapon (including concealed weapons), trap, or net. 


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1 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 

2 The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 

3 agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

4 (and its political subdivisions), the State of Connecticut 

5 (and its political subdivisions), the Appalachian Mountain 

6 Club, the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and 

7 other regional, local, and private organizations deemed 

8 necessary and desirable to accomplish cooperative trail ad9 ministrative, management, and protection objectives con10 sistent with the Trail Management Blueprint. An agree11 ment under this section may include provisions for limited 

12 financial assistance to encourage participation in the plan13 ning, acquisition, protection, operation, development, or 

14 maintenance of the trail. 

15 SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL TRAIL SEGMENTS. 

16 Pursuant to section 6 of the National Trails System 

17 Act, the Secretary is encouraged to work with the State 

18 of New Hampshire and appropriate local and private orga19 nizations to include that portion of the Metacomet-Monad20 nock Trail in New Hampshire (which lies between 

21 Royalston, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire) 

22 as a component of the New England National Scenic 

23 Trail. Inclusion of this segment, as well as other potential 

24 side or connecting trails, is contingent upon written appli25 cation to the Secretary by appropriate State and local ju26 risdictions and a finding by the Secretary that trail manVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:07 Jun 17, 2008 Jkt 69200 PO 00000 Frm 000004 Fmt 06652 Sfmt 06401 E:\BILLS\H1528.RS H1528

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1 agement and administration is consistent with the Trail 

2 Management Blueprint. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New England National 

5 Scenic Trail Designation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 

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

8 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(27) NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 

11 The New England National Scenic Trail, a contin12 uous trail extending approximately 220 miles from 

13 the border of New Hampshire in the town of 

14 Royalston, Massachusetts to Long Island Sound in 

15 the town of Guilford, Connecticut, as generally de16 picted on the map titled ‘New England National Sce17 nic Trail Proposed Route’, numbered T06/80,000, and 

18 dated October 2007. The map shall be on file and 

19 available for public inspection in the appropriate of20 fices of the National Park Service. The Secretary of 

21 the Interior, in consultation with appropriate Fed22 eral, State, tribal, regional, and local agencies, and 

23 other organizations, shall administer the trail after 

24 considering the recommendations of the report titled 

25 the ‘Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesset Trail System 


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1 National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and Envi2 ronmental Assessment’, prepared by the National 

3 Park Service, and dated Spring 2006. The United 

4 States shall not acquire for the trail any land or in5 terest in land without the consent of the owner.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT. 

7 The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act re8 ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall consider the actions out9 lined in the Trail Management Blueprint described in the 

10 report titled the ‘‘Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesett Trail 

11 System National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and Envi12 ronmental Assessment’’, prepared by the National Park 

13 Service, and dated Spring 2006, as the framework for man14 agement and administration of the New England National 

15 Scenic Trail. Additional or more detailed plans for admin16 istration, management, protection, access, maintenance, or 

17 development of the trail may be developed consistent with 

18 the Trail Management Blueprint, and as approved by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 

21 The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative 

22 agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and 

23 its political subdivisions), the State of Connecticut (and its 

24 political subdivisions), and other regional, local, and pri25 vate organizations deemed necessary and desirable to acVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:07 Jun 17, 2008 Jkt 69200 PO 00000 Frm 000006 Fmt 06652 Sfmt 06203 E:\BILLS\H1528.RS H1528

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1 complish cooperative trail administrative, management, 

2 and protection objectives consistent with the Trail Manage3 ment Blueprint. An agreement under this section may in4 clude provisions for limited financial assistance to encour5 age participation in the planning, acquisition, protection, 

6 operation, development, or maintenance of the trail. 

7 SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL TRAIL SEGMENTS. 

8 Pursuant to section 6 of the National Trails System 

9 Act, the Secretary is encouraged to work with the State of 

10 New Hampshire and appropriate local and private organi11 zations to include that portion of the Metacomet-Monadnock 

12 Trail in New Hampshire (which lies between Royalston, 

13 Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire) as a compo14 nent of the New England National Scenic Trail. Inclusion 

15 of this segment, as well as other potential side or connecting 

16 trails, is contingent upon written application to the Sec17 retary by appropriate State and local jurisdictions and a 

18 finding by the Secretary that trail management and ad19 ministration is consistent with the Trail Management Blue20 print. 


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Calendar No. 814 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1528 

[Report No. 110

–382] 

AN ACT 

To amend the National Trails System Act to desand for other purposes. ignate the New England National Scenic Trail, 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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