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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as ''National Trails System Willing Seller
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS FROM WILLING SELLERS FOR CERTAIN
TRAILS.

(a) Oregon National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(3) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(3)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more
than one-quarter mile on either side of the trail.''.
(b) Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(4) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(4)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more
than one-quarter mile on either side of the trail.''.
(c) Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.--Section 5(a)(5) of
the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(5)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may
be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the
consent of the owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government
to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an
average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of the
trail.''.
(d) Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(6) of
the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may
be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the
consent of the owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government
to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an
average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of the
trail.''.
(e) Iditarod National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(7) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(7)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more
than one-quarter mile on either side of the trail.''.
(f) North Country National Scenic Trail.--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 lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof.''.
(g) Ice Age National Scenic Trail.--Section 5(a)(10) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof.''.
(h) Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.--Section 5(a)(11) of
the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may
be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the
consent of the owner thereof.''.
(i) Nez Perce National Historic Trail.--Section 5(a)(14) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(14)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ''No lands or interests therein outside the
exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired
by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the
owner thereof. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee
title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more
than one-quarter mile on either side of the trail.''.
(j) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(c) of the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1249(c)) is amended to read as follows:
''(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, there is
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to
implement the provisions of this Act relating to the trails designated
by section 5(a).
''(2) Not more than $500,000 may be appropriated for the purposes
of land acquisition and interests therein for the Natchez Trace
National Scenic Trail designated by section 5(a)(12) of this Act, and
not more than $2,000,000 may be appropriated for the purposes of the
development of such trail. The administering agency for the trail shall
encourage volunteer trail groups to participate in the development of
the trail.''.
Solution:
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.