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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. POTENTIAL ADDITION OF GREAT WESTERN
SCENIC TRAIL TO NATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM
GREAT WESTERN TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(38) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of
trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a cor-
ridor of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending
from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-
Canada border, following the approximate route depicted
on the map identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor,
1988’, which shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture. The trail study
shall be conducted by the Forest Service in consultation
with the Department of the Interior and shall include a
comprehensive and detailed identification of all rights-of-
way crossing or potentially affected by such trail together
with the holder of such rights-of-way, identification of any
potential right-of-way so crossing or potentially affected
and the purpose of such potential right-of-way, and a list-
ing of any private property that would be included within
the trail and an identification of the owner of the private
property. The Secretary of Agriculture shall examine in
such study the appropriateness of motorized trail use
along the trail.’’.
SECTION 1. POTENTIAL ADDITION OF GREAT WESTERN
SCENIC TRAIL TO NATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM
GREAT WESTERN TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(38) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of
trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a corridor
of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending from the
Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-Canada bor-
der, following the approximate route depicted on the map
identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor, 1988’, which
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The trail study shall be conducted
by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with subsection (b)
and shall include—
‘‘(A) the current status of land ownership and
current and potential use along the designated route;
‘‘(B) the estimated cost of acquisition of lands or
interests in lands, if any; and
‘‘(C) an examination of the appropriateness of
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
study trail under the National Trails System Act,
and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 27, 1995
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed