Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate a corridor of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as the "Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail."
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 3737 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3737
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-
Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 26, 2006
Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Biden, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Chafee) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-
Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary
Route National Historic Trail Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITION TO NATIONAL SCENIC AND NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(25) Washington-rochambeau revolutionary route national
historic trail.--
``(A) In general.--The Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, a corridor
of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by
the armies of General George Washington and Count
Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown,
Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as generally depicted on
the map entitled `WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY
ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL', numbered T01/80,000,
and dated July 2006 .
``(B) Map.--The map referred to in subparagraph (A)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with--
``(i) other Federal, State, tribal,
regional, and local agencies; and
``(ii) the private sector.
``(D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall
not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed
area without the consent of the owner of the land or
interest in land.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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