Title II: National Trails System Acquisition Authorities - National Trails System Willing Seller Act - (Sec. 203) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the department with jurisdiction over a national scenic or historic trail should: (1) cooperate with appropriate State and local officials and private persons with an interest in the trail to pursue development of the trail; and (2) be granted sufficient authority to purchase lands and interests in lands from willing sellers that are critical to the completion of the trail.
(Sec. 204) Prohibits the Federal Government from acquiring land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area for the following trails unless the consent of the owner thereof is obtained: (1) the North Country National Scenic Trail; (2) the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; and (3) the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
Title III: Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail - Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002 - Establishes the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, which shall extend from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, and which shall be administered by the Secretary. Prohibits the Federal Government from acquiring land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area for the trail unless the consent of the owner thereof is obtained. Allows the Secretary to designate additional routes to the trail under specified circumstances.
Title IV: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Addition - Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Amendments Act of 2002 - Adds an additional route to the Lewis and Clark National Historic trail, running from the Falls of the Ohio in Clarksville, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky, to Wood River, Illinois.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-89.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-89.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2897-2899)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 37.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2897-2898)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2897-2898)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-259.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-259.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11639; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/19/2002 S11637-11638)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.