109th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 5466

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 24, 2006

Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. FORBES, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. HOYER, and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake 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 `Captain John Smith Chesapeake 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) CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL-

        `(A) IN GENERAL- The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, a series of water routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, and in the District of Columbia, that traces the 1607 and 1608 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay.

        `(B) MAP- A map generally depicting the trail 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--

          `(i) in coordination with--

            `(I) the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network authorized under the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 112 Stat. 2961); and

            `(II) the Chesapeake Bay Program authorized under section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1267); and

          `(ii) 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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