,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #geb #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gbed
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hee ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 ,huffman 7for himself1  
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4       
,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,thompson of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,liccardo1 ,mr4      
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 and ,mr4  
,panetta7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,october #bi1     
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,january #bg1     
#bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the         
,national ,trails ,system ,act to direct
 the ,secretary of the ,interior to     
conduct a study on the feasibility of   

designating the ,bay ,area ,ridge       
,national ,scenic ,trail1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,bay ,area ,ridge        
,national ,scenic ,trail feasibility    
study ,section #e7;c7 of the ,national  
,trails ,system ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abdd7;c77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ej7 ,bay area     
ridge national scenic trail  7,a7 ,in   
general ,the ,bay ,area ,ridge ,national
 ,scenic ,trail1 a multi-use trail      
extending approximately #eej miles along
 the ridgelines of the hills and        
mountains surrounding the ,san          
,francisco ,bay ,area in ,northern      
,california and connecting over #ge     
parks and open spaces4  7,b7 ,study ,not
 later than #c years after the date of  
the enactment of this paragraph1 the    
,secretary of ,interior1 in consultation
 with interested organizations1         
including the ,bay ,area ,ridge ,trail  
,council1 shall complete and submit to  
,congress the feasibility study for     
designating the ,bay ,area ,ridge ,trail

 as a national scenic trail4 7i7        
,consultation ,the study under this     
paragraph shall be conducted in         
consultation with each ,federal and     
,state agency that administers lands    
through which the trail described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 passes4  7ii7         
,certification ,the ,secretary may      
complete the study under this paragraph 
by reviewing and certifying a study     
completed by interested organizations1  
including the ,bay ,area ,ridge ,trail  
,council1 that the ,secretary determines
 meets the requirements of this ,act4   
7iii7 ,consideration of previous studies
 and reports ,in preparing the study    
under this paragraph1 the ,secretary    
shall consider and may include          
information from previous studies and   
reports prepared by the ,national ,park 
,service or other interested            
organizations1 as appropriate4  4       
,october #bi1 #bjbf,reported with an    
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   

the ,union1 and ordered to be printed