Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

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]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5895 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5895

  To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-
        Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2006

Mr. Hinchey (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
Serrano, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
 and Mr. Castle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on 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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