[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2490 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2490

 To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the 
                         Cascadia Marine Trail.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2011

Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith 
of Washington, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Bass of New Hampshire) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the 
                         Cascadia Marine Trail.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Cascadia 
Marine Trail Study Act''.
    (b) Designation of Trail for Study.--Section 5(c) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(__) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of water trail 
        routes encompassing approximately 2,300 miles of shoreline in 
        the State of Washington, extending from Point Roberts near the 
        Canadian border to the southern reach of Puget Sound near 
        Olympia. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
        coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
        private entities, and may evaluate sites of recreational, 
        scenic, or historic significance near the Cascadia Marine Trail 
        for potential inclusion in the Trail. The Secretary shall also 
        consider what activities may be limited by the designation, 
        including existing activities, hunting, boating, or proposed 
        infrastructure improvements.''.
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