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Union Calendar No. 541 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1847 
[Report No. 110–841] 
To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating 
to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails 
in the System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIND, 
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ARCURI and Mr. MORAN of Virginia 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 29, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers 
for the majority of the trails in the System, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Trails System 
Willing Seller Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FROM WILLING 
SELLERS FOR CERTAIN TRAILS. 
(a) OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 
5(a)(3) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries 
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the 
Federal Government for the trail except with the consent 
of the owner of the land or interest in land. The authority 
of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under this 
paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than 
1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(b) MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(4) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area may be ac-
quired by the Federal Government for the trail except with 
the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. 
The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title 
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under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(c) CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(5) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area may be ac-
quired by the Federal Government for the trail except with 
the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. 
The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title 
under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(d) LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area may be ac-
quired by the Federal Government for the trail except with 
the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. 
The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title 
under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(e) NORTH COUNTRY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Sec-
tion 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries 
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the 
Federal Government for the trail except with the consent 
of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. 
(f) ICE
AGE
NATIONAL
SCENIC
TRAIL.—Section 
5(a)(10) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries 
of any federally administered area may be acquired by the 
Federal Government for the trail except with the consent 
of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. 
(g) POTOMAC HERITAGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(11) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the fourth and fifth sentences; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land 
or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of 
any federally administered area may be acquired by 
the Federal Government for the trail except with the 
consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. 
(h) NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 
5(a)(14) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(14)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the fourth and fifth sentences; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land 
or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of 
any federally administered area may be acquired by 
the Federal Government for the trail except with the 
consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. 
The authority of the Federal Government to acquire 
fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an 
average of not more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the 
trail.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 10 of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1249) is amended by striking subsection (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as are necessary to implement the provi-
sions of this Act relating to the trails designated by 
section 5(a). 
‘‘(2) 
NATCHEZ
TRACE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to the 
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (referred to 
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in this paragraph as the ‘trail’) designated by 
section 5(a)(12)— 
‘‘(i) not more than $500,000 shall be 
appropriated for the acquisition of land or 
interests in land for the trail; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than $2,000,000 shall be 
appropriated for the development of the 
trail. 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION BY VOLUNTEER TRAIL 
GROUPS.—The administering agency for the trail 
shall encourage volunteer trail groups to partici-
pate in the development of the trail.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 541 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1847 
[Report No. 110–841] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify 
Federal authority relating to land acquisition 
from willing sellers for the majority of the trails 
in the System, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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