110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1286 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National 
Historic Trail. 
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 ‘‘Washington-Rocham-
beau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Des-
ignation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITION TO NATIONAL SCENIC AND NATIONAL 
HISTORIC TRAILS. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) 
WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU
REVOLU-
TIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Washington-Rocham-
beau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, a 
corridor of approximately 600 miles following the 
route taken by the armies of General George Wash-
ington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, 
Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 
1782, as generally depicted on the map titled ‘Wash-
ington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National 
Historic Trail’, numbered T01/80,001, and dated 
June, 2007. 
‘‘(B) MAP.—The map referred to in subpara-
graph (A) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service.
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with— 
‘‘(i) other Federal, State, tribal, regional, 
and local agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) the private sector. 
‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—The United States 
shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest 
in land— 
‘‘(i) outside the exterior boundary of any 
federally managed area without the consent of 
the owner of the land or interest in land; and 
‘‘(ii) acquired from a State or local govern-
ment if that land was acquired by such govern-
ment through eminent domain.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY. 
Nothing in the amendment made by section 2 of this 
Act shall prohibit or hinder the development, production, 
conveyance, or transmission of energy. 
SEC. 
4. 
HUNTING, 
FISHING, 
TRAPPING, 
AND 
REC-
REATIONAL SHOOTING. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting 
the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several 
States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident 
wildlife under State law or regulations, including the regu-
lation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational 
shooting. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as lim-
iting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational 
shooting. 
SEC. 5. ENERGY AND CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW. 
The Secretary of Interior, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy and private industry, shall complete 
and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate, and Senators and Rep-
resentatives from the States affected by the designation, 
a report using the best available data and regarding the 
energy resources available on the lands and waters in-
cluded in the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary 
Route National Historic Trail. The report shall— 
(1) contain the best available description of the 
energy resources available on the land and report on 
the specific amount of energy withdrawn from pos-
sible development; and 
(2) identify barrels of oil, cubic feet of natural 
gas, megawatts of geothermal, wind and solar energy 
that could be commercially produced, annual avail-
able biomass for energy production, and any 
megawatts of hydropower resources available, includ-
ing tidal, traditional dams, and in- stream flow tur-
bines, and any impact on electricity transmission. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1286 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to des-
ignate 
the 
Washington-Rochambeau 
Revolu-
tionary Route National Historic Trail.