North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 96 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 pur- poses. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 10, 2019 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. PETERS, and Mrs. GILLI- BRAND) 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Country Na- 4 tional Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:17 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S96.IS S96 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 96 IS SEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT. 1 Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 2 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence— 3 (1) by striking ‘‘thirty two hundred miles, ex- 4 tending from eastern New York State’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail 6 in Vermont’’; and 7 (2) by striking ‘‘Proposed North Country Trail’’ 8 and all that follows through ‘‘June 1975.’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘ ‘North Country National Scenic Trail, Au- 10 thorized Route’ dated February 2014, and numbered 11 649/116870.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:17 Jan 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S96.IS S96 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS