North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

Bill: 114-s-403
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2015-02-05
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Minnesota

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Vermont
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act</b></p> <p> This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. </p>

action_date: 2015-09-09
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act</b></p> <p> (Sec. 2) Amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) Prohibits any land or interest outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area from being acquired by the federal government for the Trail by condemnation.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 403 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Franken , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Stabenow , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act . 2. Route adjustment Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking thirty two hundred miles, extending from eastern New York State and inserting 4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont ; and (2) by striking Proposed North Country Trail and all that follows through June 1975. and inserting North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route dated February 2014, and numbered 649/116870. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 205 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 403 [Report No. 114–125] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Franken , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Stabenow , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Peters , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources September 9, 2015 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , with an amendment Insert the part printed in italic A BILL To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act . 2. Route adjustment Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking thirty two hundred miles, extending from eastern New York State and inserting 4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont ; and (2) by striking Proposed North Country Trail and all that follows through June 1975. and inserting North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route dated February 2014, and numbered 649/116870. . 3. No condemnation Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: No land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any Federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail by condemnation. .

September 9, 2015 Reported with an amendment