National Trails System Willing Seller Act

Bill: 108-s-651
Sponsor: Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-03-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
District of Columbia
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Historic sites
History
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Land transfers
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New York State
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Right of property
South Dakota
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Utah
Virginia
Washington State
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that in order to address problems involving multijurisdictional authority over the National Trails System, the Secretary of the Federal department with jurisdiction over a national scenic or historic trail should: (1) cooperate with appropriate State and local officials and private persons to pursue the trail's development; and (2) be granted sufficient authority to purchase lands critical to the completion of such trail from willing sellers.
Amends the National Trails System Act to provide that, with respect to the North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails, no lands or interests therein outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for such a Trail except with the owner's consent.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: 
National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to: (1) prohibit the Government acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any Federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Historic Trails and the Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails; and (2) provide that the Government's authority to acquire fee title shall be limited to an average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of such national historic trails and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

action_date: 2003-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 11, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to: (1) prohibit the Government acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Historic Trails and the Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails; and (2) provide that the Government's authority to acquire fee title shall be limited to an average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of such national historic trails and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9605-9618; text as passed Senate: CR S9613; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9612-9613)
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9605-9618; text as passed Senate: CR S9613; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9612-9613)
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-95. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-95. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2003-06-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-05-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-47.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3900)
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Introduced in Senate