North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1216 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BEYER, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. COLLINS of New York, and Mr. GROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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 21:20 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1216.IH H1216 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1216 IH 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 num- 11 bered 649/116870.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:20 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1216.IH H1216 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS