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National Trails System Willing Seller Act

Introduced: January 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232)
Jan 8, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Trails System Willing Seller Act - Amends the National Trails System Act (the Act) to: (1) prohibit the federal acquisition of lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area, except with the owner's consent, for the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, Lewis and Clark, Iditarod, and Nez Perce National Historic Trails and the Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trails; and (2) provide that federal authority to acquire fee title shall be limited to an average of not more than one-quarter mile on either side of such national historic trails and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

What's happening now January 8, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 22 Related bill Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
  • HR 1435 Identical bill National Trails System Willing Seller Act
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 189: National Trails System Willing Seller Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-189/
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"S. 189: National Trails System Willing Seller Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-189/.
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S. 189, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-189/.
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