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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4218
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the
Puerto Rico National Scenic Trail.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2023
Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. SABLAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
a study of the Puerto Rico National Scenic Trail.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto Rico National
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Scenic Trail Study Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PUERTO RICO NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY.
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Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
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U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(50)
PUERTO
RICO
NATIONAL
SCENIC
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TRAIL.—The Puerto Rico National Scenic Trail, a
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system of trails and potential trails extending ap-
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proximately 200 miles from the Cabezas de San
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Juan Nature Reserve in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, to
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Morrillos Peninsula in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico,
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through El Yunque National Forest and the Sierra
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de Luquillo mountains, the Sierra de Cayey and the
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Cordillera Central mountain ranges, and the dry for-
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ests along the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico.’’.
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