,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,agriculture  
and the ,secretary of the ,interior to  
prioritize the completion of the        
,continental ,divide ,national ,scenic  
,trail1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,continental ,divide ,national      
,scenic ,trail ,completion ,act4  #b4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#b7   
,trail ,the term ,trail means the       
,continental ,divide ,national ,scenic  
,trail4  7#c7 ,trail ,completion ,team  
,the term ,trail ,completion ,team means
 the joint ,forest ,service-,bureau of  
,land ,management ,trail completion team

 established under section #d7;a74  #c4 
,completion of ,continental ,divide     
,national ,scenic ,trail ,subject to the
 availability of appropriations1 the    
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,interior shall seek to complete the    
,trail as a continuous route not later  
than #aj years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,trail     
,completion ,team  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
and the ,secretary of the ,interior     
shall establish a joint ,forest         
,service-,bureau of ,land ,management   
,trail completion team to work in       
coordination with the administrator of  
the ,trail-- 7#a7 to facilitate the     
completion and optimization of the      
,trail1 consistent with the purposes of 
the ,trail2 and  7#b7 to assist in the  
development of the comprehensive        
development plan for the ,trail under   
section #e4  7b7 ,consultation ,as      
appropriate1 the ,trail ,completion     

,team shall consult with other ,federal 
agencies1 affected ,state1 ,tribal1 and 
local governments1 landowners1 affected 
land-grant mercedes owners and users1   
acequias1 and other interested parties  
in-- 7#a7 the completion and            
optimization of the ,trail2 and  7#b7   
the development and completion of the   
comprehensive development plan for the  
,trail under section #e4  #e4           
,comprehensive development plan for the 
,continental ,divide ,national ,scenic  
,trail  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#c years after the date of establishment
 of the ,trail ,completion ,team under  
section #d7;a71 the ,secretary shall    
complete a comprehensive development    
plan for the ,trail4  7b7 ,plan         
inclusions ,the comprehensive           
development plan under subsection 7a7   
shall-- 7#a7 identify any gaps in the   
,trail for which the ,secretary and the 
,secretary of the ,interior have not    
been able to acquire land2  7#b7        
identify opportunities for the use of   

easements acquired from willing sellers 
to facilitate completion of the ,trail2 
and  7#c7 include general and           
site-specific ,trail development plans1 
including anticipated costs of the      
plans4  #f4 ,partnerships ,the          
,secretary and the ,secretary of the    
,interior shall seek to enter into      
agreements with volunteer and nonprofit 
organizations1 as appropriate1 to       
facilitate the completion and           
administration of the ,trail4  #g4      
,effect ,nothing in this ,act-- 7#a7    
provides any authority to acquire land  
or interests in land for inclusion in   
the ,trail beyond the authorities       
provided for the ,trail in the ,national
 ,trails ,system ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#abda et seq471 including acquisition by
 eminent domain2 or  7#b7 makes the     
acquisition of land or interests in land
 for the ,trail a priority over other   
land acquisition authorizations4