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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 12, 2002
National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that in order to address problems involving multijurisdictional authority over the National Trails System, the Secretary of the Federal department with jurisdiction over a national scenic or historic trail should: (1) cooperate with appropriate State and local officials and private persons to pursue the trail's development; and (2) be granted sufficient authority to purchase lands critical to the completion of such trail from willing sellers.Amends the National Trails System Act to provide that, with respect to the North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails, no lands or interests therein outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for such a Trail except with the owner's consent.
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Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D–MI
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 107-276.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 107-276.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-522.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6522-6523)
Introduced in Senate
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