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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) In spite of commendable efforts by State and local
governments and private volunteer trail groups to develop,
operate, and maintain the national scenic and national historic
trails designated by Act of Congress in section 5(a) of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)), the rate of
progress towards developing and completing the trails is slower
than anticipated.
(2) Nine of the twelve national scenic and historic trails
designated between 1978 and 1986 are subject to restrictions
totally excluding Federal authority for land acquisition
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered
area.
(3) To complete these nine trails as intended by Congress,
acquisition authority to secure necessary rights-of-way and
historic sites and segments, limited to acquisition from
willing sellers only, and specifically excluding the use of
condemnation, should be extended to the Secretary of the
Federal department administering these trails.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING MULTIJURISDICTIONAL AUTHORITY
OVER THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

It is the sense of the Congress that in order to address the
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 officials of each State and
political subdivisions of each State in which the trail is
located and private persons with an interest in the trail to
pursue the development of the trail; and
(2) be granted sufficient authority to purchase lands and
interests in lands from willing sellers that are critical to
the completion of the trail.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS FROM WILLING SELLERS FOR CERTAIN
TRAILS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT.

(a) Intent.--It is the intent of Congress that lands and interests
in lands for the nine components of the National Trails System affected
by the amendments made by subsection (b) shall only be acquired by the
Federal Government from willing sellers.
(b) Limited Acquisition Authority.--
(1) Oregon national historic trail.--Paragraph (3) of
section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C.
1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''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.''.
(2) Mormon pioneer national historic trail.--Paragraph (4)
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ''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.''.
(3) Continental divide national scenic trail.--Paragraph
(5) of such section is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ''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.''.
(4) Lewis and clark national historic trail.--Paragraph (6)
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ''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.''.
(5) Iditarod national historic trail.--Paragraph (7) of
such section is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''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.''.
(6) North country national scenic trail.--Paragraph (8) of
such section is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''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.''.
(7) Ice age national scenic trail.--Paragraph (10) of such
section is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''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.''.
(8) Potomac heritage national scenic trail.--Paragraph (11)
of such section is amended in the fourth sentence by inserting
before the period the following: ''except with the consent of
the owner thereof.''.
(9) Nez perce national historic trail.--Paragraph (14) of
such section is amended in the fourth sentence by inserting
before the period the following: ''except with the consent of
the owner thereof.''.
(c) Protection for Willing Sellers.--Section 7 of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1246) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(l) Protection for Willing Sellers.--If the Federal Government
fails to make payment in accordance with a contract for the sale of
land or an interest in land for one of the national scenic or historic
trails designated by section 5(a), the seller may utilize any of the
remedies available to the seller under all applicable law, including
electing to void the sale.''.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 10(c) of the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1249(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
(2) by striking ''(2) Except'' and inserting ''Except''.

Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 2001.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.
Output:
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 from willing sellers lands and interests in lands critical to trail completion.Provides for Federal acquisition of lands from willing sellers for specified System trails. Amends the National Trails System Act to provide protection for such willing sellers.