Alaska Trails Act
Bill: S.1354 | Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Alaska Trails Act
This bill provides for the designation of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail in Alaska and the study of the Alaska Long Trail.

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chilkoot 
 National Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long 
                     Trail, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Trails Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE CHILKOOT NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(31) Chilkoot national historic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Chilkoot National Historic 
                Trail, a traditional gold rush route of approximately 
                16.5 miles within the Klondike Gold Rush National 
                Historical Park an approximately 16.5-mile route within 
                the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park that 
                was traditionally used as a trading route by the 
                Tlingit Indian Tribe and Tagish First Nation and as a 
                gold rush route, as generally depicted on the map 
                entitled `Proposed Chilkoot National Historic Trail', 
                numbered KLGO-461-173787, and dated October 2020.
                    ``(B) Availability of map.--The map described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
                public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
                National Park Service.
                    ``(C) Administration.--The Chilkoot National 
                Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary 
                of the Interior.
                    ``(D) Effect.--The designation of the Chilkoot 
                National Historic Trail shall not affect any 
                authorities under Public Law 94-323 (16 U.S.C. 410bb et 
                seq.).
                    ``(E) Coordination of activities.--The Secretary of 
                the Interior may coordinate with public and 
                nongovernmental organizations and institutions of 
                higher education in the United States and Canada, 
                Alaska Native Corporations, and, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of State, the Government of Canada and 
                any political subdivisions of the Government of Canada 
                for the purposes of--
                            ``(i) exchanging information and research 
                        relating to the Chilkoot National Historic 
                        Trail;
                            ``(ii) supporting the preservation of, and 
                        educational programs relating to, the Chilkoot 
                        National Historic Trail;
                            ``(iii) providing technical assistance with 
                        respect to the Chilkoot National Historic 
                        Trail; and
                            ``(iv) working to establish an 
                        international historic trail incorporating the 
                        Chilkoot National Historic Trail that provides 
                        for complementary preservation and education 
                        programs in the United States and Canada.''.

SEC. 3. ALASKA LONG NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(48) Alaska long trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Alaska Long Trail, extending 
                approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, to 
                Fairbanks, Alaska.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
                acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
                Management (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                `Secretary'), shall study the feasibility of 
                designating the trail described in subparagraph (A), 
                including evaluating the potential impacts of the trail 
                on rights-of-way, existing rights, or other 
                recreational uses of the land proposed to be used for 
                the trail.
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Secretary shall conduct 
                the study under this paragraph in consultation with--
                            ``(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
                        through the Chief of the Forest Service;
                            ``(ii) the State of Alaska;
                            ``(iii) units of local government in the 
                        State of Alaska;
                            ``(iv) Alaska Native Corporations; and
                            ``(v) representatives of the private 
                        sector, including any entity that holds a 
                        permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
                        Commission.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 285

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1354

                          [Report No. 117-84]

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