S.3213 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 

In 2008 June Senator Jeff Bingaman [New Mexico] introduced,
on behalf of the U.S. Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources,
S. 3213 -- "The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008"

-- official summary, full text, sponsors, and current status

This bill includes the following section:

SEC. 514. WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) (as amended by section 512(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(29) WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL-

(A) IN GENERAL- The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
   National Historic Trail, a corridor of approximately 600 miles following
   the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and
   Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia,
   in 1781 and 1782, as generally depicted on the map entitled `WASHINGTON-
   ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL',
   numbered T01/80,001, and dated June 2007.
(B) MAP- The map referred to in subparagraph (A) 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, 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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