HR 8087 · 96th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
National Trails System Act Amendments of 1980
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1980-09-23)
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National Trails System Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the National Trails System Act to declare that it is a purpose of such Act to encourage and assist citizen involvement in the development and management of trails. Specifies that national scenic trails may be located so as to include, but need not be limited to, desert, marsh, grassland, mountain, canyon, river, or forest areas, as well as landforms which exhibit significant characteristics of the physiographic regions into which the Nation is divided. Allows additional trail segments subsequently protected within Federal project boundaries to be established as trail components. Designates the following as national scenic and historic trails: (1) Ice Age National Scenic Trail; (2) Santa Fe National Historic Trail; (3) Chisholm, Shawnee, and Western Historic Trails; (4) Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; (5) Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail; and (6) Florida National Scenic Trail. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, where lands administered by either of such Secretaries are involved, to submit specified studies concerning the suitability of trail designations not later than two fiscal y…
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