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HR 481 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Great Lakes Lakes and rivers Land transfers Minnesota Parks, recreation areas, trails

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009

Introduced: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Oct 8, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-290.
Jul 29, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 29, 2009
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 8, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009 - Amends the National Trails System Act to add certain existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest to the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota.

Prohibits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior from acquiring land for the North Country National Scenic Trail that was obtained through condemnation by a state or local government.

Prohibits anything in this Act from prohibiting or hindering the development, production, conveyance, or transmission of energy.

What's happening now October 8, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 553 Identical bill North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2010
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 481: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-481/
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"H.R. 481: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-481/.
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