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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><calendar>Calendar No. 285</calendar><congress>117th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 1354</legis-num><associated-doc role="report">[Report No. 117–84]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20210422">April 22, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S288">Ms. Murkowski</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00" added-display-style="italic" deleted-display-style="strikethrough">Committee on Energy and Natural Resources</committee-name></action-desc></action><action stage="Reported-in-Senate"><action-date date="20220228">February 28, 2022</action-date><action-desc>Reported by <sponsor name-id="S338">Mr. Manchin</sponsor>, with amendments</action-desc><action-instruction>Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chilkoot National Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long Trail, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Alaska Trails Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="ide5696a6994c04a02b4c976fb9ef53053"><enum>2.</enum><header>Designation of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0d02c04e3da4b22a4a71222ea92c8d9"><paragraph id="id54350f7f2d334a709f63194cc39f2d98"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Chilkoot National Historic Trail</header><subparagraph id="id4fd22b90cac241c1b029ea4e93a2fafc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chilkoot National Historic Trail, <deleted-phrase reported-display-style="strikethrough">a traditional gold rush route of approximately 16.5 miles within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park</deleted-phrase><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">an approximately 16.5-mile route within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park that was traditionally used as a trading route by the Tlingit Indian Tribe and Tagish First Nation and as a gold rush route</added-phrase>, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Chilkoot National Historic Trail</quote>, numbered KLGO–461–173787, and dated October 2020.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f4181b356634280a30f13f8f19aab9c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of map</header><text>The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80b180a3c494487a93d9ae6cc93fadb3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86edcaf1498d4f8caa8dbd05355dfb93"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The designation of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall not affect any authorities under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/323">Public Law 94–323</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410bb">16 U.S.C. 410bb et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba1f763d448f44589ee1f5d270959eec"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Coordination of activities</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with public and nongovernmental organizations and institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, Alaska Native Corporations, and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Government of Canada and any political subdivisions of the Government of Canada for the purposes of—</text><clause id="idEF8D208CC51E40C58729C961DC8400BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exchanging information and research relating to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail;</text></clause><clause id="idEF2CA79597944FC4A729A4C3DE21F352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supporting the preservation of, and educational programs relating to, the Chilkoot National Historic Trail;</text></clause><clause id="id49C4B2294FF04B5BB21DFFB0962E7700"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing technical assistance with respect to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail; and</text></clause><clause id="id619DFC2B9E7E41DD9AC20A1514BE7629"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>working to establish an international historic trail incorporating the Chilkoot National Historic Trail that provides for complementary preservation and education programs in the United States and Canada.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idde9e48da6d764df6a3ecdf1201a7ac82"><enum>3.</enum><header>Alaska Long National Scenic Trail Study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bfad3119b514a4382ab31c29d5446b9"><paragraph id="iddb43380bf687421f99c66817317b2a9b"><enum>(48)</enum><header>Alaska Long Trail</header><subparagraph id="id667528ca452b42148a21a7afe39f9719"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alaska Long Trail, extending approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d9b3213fa59413aa2bf7dc895d35974"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this paragraph as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), shall study the feasibility of designating the trail described in subparagraph (A), <added-phrase committee-id="SSEG00" reported-display-style="italic">including evaluating the potential impacts of the trail on rights-of-way, existing rights, or other recreational uses of the land proposed to be used for the trail.</added-phrase></text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e559a45fcfa4fb482c33b1e5b9b56d6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct the study under this paragraph in consultation with—</text><clause id="idF2E421F5F6CA4850B6C68164B4EA9717"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;</text></clause><clause id="idBBBE8E1ABBE8485DB803E191D3485CC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State of Alaska;</text></clause><clause id="id678FD225B79B451AB7E978C718A74C8E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>units of local government in the State of Alaska;</text></clause><clause id="id4EA9E293974D451584BC34800A234EC0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Alaska Native Corporations; and </text></clause><clause id="idCDC5E5D0C81040B2A5C90F7A45DFDF88"><enum>(v)</enum><text>representatives of the private sector, including any entity that holds a permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></legis-body><endorsement><action-date date="20220228">February 28, 2022</action-date><action-desc>Reported with amendments</action-desc></endorsement></bill> |
