,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dghd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #d1 #bjbb,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to modify the boundary of the ,katahdin ,woods and ,waters ,national ,monument in the ,state of ,maine1 to improve public access to the ,national ,monument1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,katahdin ,woods and ,waters ,national ,monument ,access ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,map ,the term map means the map entitled ,katahdin ,woods and ,waters ,national ,monument ,proposed ,boundary ,revision1 numbered #fhf_/ahb1hha1 and dated ,july #bjbb4 7#b7 ,national ,monument ,the term ,national ,monument means the ,katahdin ,woods and ,waters ,national ,monument in the ,state established by the ,proclamation4 7#c7 ,proclamation ,the term ,proclamation means ,presidential ,proclamation #idgf 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjcja note74 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state means the ,state of ,maine4 7#f7 ,superintendent ,the term ,superintendent means the ,superintendent of the ,national ,monument4 #c4 ,boundary adjustment to1 administration of1 and improved access to the ,national ,monument 7a7 ,boundary adjustment ,the boundaries of the ,national ,monument shall be the boundaries depicted on the map4 7b7 ,administration ,the ,secretary shall administer the ,national ,monument 7including the land added to the ,national ,monument by this ,act7 in accordance with-- 7#a7 this ,act2 7#b7 the ,proclamation2 and 7#c7 the laws generally applicable to units of the ,national ,park ,system4 7c7 ,acquisition of land2 access 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary may acquire1 by purchase from a willing seller1 donation1 or exchange-- 7,a7 land and interests in land within the boundary of the ,national ,monument2 and 7,b7 land and interests in land for access into the ,national ,monument from roads and communities adjacent to or in the vicinity of the ,national ,monument4 7#b7 ,prohibition on use of eminent domain ,nothing in this ,act authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire land or an interest in land4 7d7 ,existing uses ,any land added to the ,national ,monument under subsection 7c7 shall be managed in a manner that preserves existing hunting1 fishing1 and snowmobile uses4 7e7 ,hunting and fishing 7#a7 ,hunting ,the ,secretary shall administer hunting within the ,national ,monument-- 7,a7 in the same manner as hunting was administered in the ,national ,monument on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 in accordance with-- 7i7 this ,act2 7ii7 the ,proclamation2 and 7iii7 the laws generally applicable to units of the ,national ,park ,system4 7#b7 ,fishing ,the ,secretary shall administer fishing within the ,national ,monument-- 7,a7 in the same manner as fishing was administered in the ,national ,monument on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 in accordance with-- 7i7 this ,act2 7ii7 the ,proclamation2 and 7iii7 the laws generally applicable to units of the ,national ,park ,system4 7f7 ,snowmobile use 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall continue to allow the public to access and use the ,interconnected ,trail ,system snowmobile trail within the ,national ,monument 7including the land added to the ,national ,monument by this ,act1 consistent with subsection 7d77 consistent with the access agreement of ,november #bi1 #bjjg1 referred to in the ,proclamation-- 7,a7 on land and interests in land identified in the access agreement2 and 7,b7 on land and interests in land east of the ,east ,branch of the ,penobscot ,river added to the ,national ,monument after ,november #bi1 #bjjg4 7#b7 ,designation through compendium ,the ,superintendent shall provide in the annual compendium published by the ,superintendent advance notice to the public of the ,interconnected ,trail ,system snowmobile trail routes within the ,national ,monument 7including the land added to the ,national ,monument by this ,act7 available for use in the applicable snowmobile season4 7g7 ,collection of fiddlehead ferns 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the ,superintendent shall allow the gathering by hand of fiddlehead ferns 7,matteuccia struthiopteris7 in the ,national ,monument for personal use and consumption by the general public4 7#b7 ,limitation ,if the ,superintendent determines that the gathering of fiddlehead ferns under paragraph 7#a7 may adversely affect resources of the ,national ,monument1 the ,superintendent may limit the gathering of fiddlehead ferns under that paragraph in accordance with existing regulations4 #d4 ,administrative sites and visitor facilities 7a7 ,in general ,to facilitate the administration of the ,national ,monument1 the ,secretary may expend donated or appropriated funds to acquire or lease essential facilities for the administration of the ,national ,monument and visitor services outside the boundaries1 but within the vicinity1 of the ,national ,monument1 subject to the requirement that the facilities and the use of the facilities shall be in accordance with approved plans for the ,national ,monument4 7b7 ,cooperative agreements ,the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with ,state or local governments1 ,tribal organizations1 or private entities-- 7#a7 to carry out the authority granted under this section2 and 7#b7 to develop a cooperative information center for the ,national ,monument4