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S 634 IS

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail.

March 17, 2003

Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--

(1) the Trail of the Ancients in the Four Corners Area, one of the areas of greatest archaeological interest in the United States, provides access to numerous examples of the Ancestral Puebloan culture;

(2) the Trail highlights areas and sites where--

(A) the earliest inhabitants were Paleo-Americans, nomadic people who traveled through and lived in the area as early as 10,000 B.C.; and

(B) the Ancestral Puebloan Indians lived from approximately 1 to 1300 A.D.;

(3) the Trail features sites that chronicle the Ute and Navajo Indian culture;

(4) the archaeological sites of the area have been well preserved by the semi-arid climate of the area;

(5) national and international recognition of sites in the area has contributed to the wealth of information about the people who have inhabited the area;

(6) the Trail, which is officially designated a Scenic Byway in the States of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, intersects and shares stops with other Federal and State designated byways and highways, including San Juan Skyway in the State of Colorado and the Utah Bicentennial Highway; and

(7) designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail--

(A) would link many of the cultural and recreational sites in the area for the benefit of the traveling public and communities along the Trail; and

(B) would not require acquisition of additional land.

SEC. 2. TRAIL OF THE ANCIENTS FEASIBILITY 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:

`(41) TRAIL OF THE ANCIENTS HISTORIC TRAIL-

`(A) IN GENERAL- The Trail of the Ancients, extending approximately 710 miles through the States of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona.

`(B) REPORT- On completion of the study under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a copy of the study.

`(C) During the course of the study, the Secretary shall gather the input of affected communities.'.

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