Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002. New Mexico. California.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002''.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (21) as paragraph (22); and (2) by adding at the end the following:
``(23) Old spanish national historic trail.-- ``(A) In general.--The Old Spanish National Historic Trail, an approximately 2,700 mile long trail extending from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, that served as a major trade route between 1829 and 1848, as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 9, as contained in the report entitled `Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility Study', dated July 2001, including the Armijo Route, Northern Route, North Branch, and Mojave Road. ``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior. ``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this paragraph as the `Secretary'). ``(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. ``(E) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies in the administration of the trail. ``(F) Additional routes.--The Secretary may designate additional routes to the trail if-- ``(i) the additional routes were included in the Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility Study, but were not recommended for designation as a national historic trail; and
``(ii) the Secretary determines that the additional routes were used for trade and commerce between 1829 and 1848.''.
Approved December 4, 2002.
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-670 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-203 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 14, considered and passed House.
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