(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Con-
tinental Divide National Scenic Trail. 
(3) TRAIL
COMPLETION
TEAM.—The term 
‘‘Trail Completion Team’’ means the joint Forest 
Service-Bureau of Land Management Trail comple-
tion team established under section 4(a). 
SEC. 3. COMPLETION OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL 
SCENIC TRAIL. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Interior shall seek to com-
plete the Trail as a continuous route not later than 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. TRAIL COMPLETION TEAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall establish a joint Forest Service- 
Bureau of Land Management Trail completion team to 
work in coordination with the administrator of the Trail— 
(1) to facilitate the completion and optimization 
of the Trail, consistent with the purposes of the 
Trail; and 
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(2) to assist in the development of the com-
prehensive development plan for the Trail under sec-
tion 5. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—As appropriate, the Trail Com-
pletion Team shall consult with other Federal agencies, 
affected State, Tribal, and local governments, landowners, 
affected land-grant mercedes owners and users, acequias, 
and other interested parties in— 
(1) the completion and optimization of the 
Trail; and 
(2) the development and completion of the com-
prehensive development plan for the Trail under sec-
tion 5. 
SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE 
CONTINENTAL 
DIVIDE 
NATIONAL 
SCENIC 
TRAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of establishment of the Trail Completion Team under 
section 4(a), the Secretary shall complete a comprehensive 
development plan for the Trail. 
(b) PLAN INCLUSIONS.—The comprehensive develop-
ment plan under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) identify any gaps in the Trail for which the 
Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior have not 
been able to acquire land; 
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(2) identify opportunities for the use of ease-
ments acquired from willing sellers to facilitate com-
pletion of the Trail; and 
(3) include general and site-specific Trail devel-
opment plans, including anticipated costs of the 
plans. 
SEC. 6. PARTNERSHIPS. 
The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
seek to enter into agreements with volunteer and nonprofit 
organizations, as appropriate, to facilitate the completion 
and administration of the Trail. 
SEC. 7. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) provides any authority to acquire land or in-
terests in land for inclusion in the Trail beyond the 
authorities provided for the Trail in the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.), includ-
ing acquisition by eminent domain; or 
(2) makes the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for the Trail a priority over other land acquisi-
tion authorizations. 
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