,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,da9es7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to prioritize !  
completion ( ! ,cont95tal ,divide       
,national ,sc5ic ,trail1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cont95tal ,divide         
,national ,sc5ic ,trail ,completion     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#b7 ,trail  
,! t]m ,trail means ! ,cont95tal ,divide
 ,national ,sc5ic ,trail4  7#c7 ,trail  
,completion ,team ,! t]m ,trail         
,completion ,team means ! jo9t ,=e/     
,s]vice-,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t ,trail 
completion team e/abli%$ "u section     
#d7;a74  #c4 ,completion ( ,cont95tal   
,divide ,national ,sc5ic ,trail ,subject

 to ! availability ( appropriations1 !  
,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior    
%all seek to complete ! ,trail z a      
cont9u\s r\te n lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,trail
 ,completion ,team  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior %all e/abli% a jo9t ,=e/       
,s]vice-,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t ,trail 
completion team to "w 9 coord9ation ) ! 
adm9i/rator ( ! ,trail-- 7#a7 to        
facilitate ! completion & optimization (
 ! ,trail1 consi/5t ) ! purposes ( !    
,trail2 &  7#b7 to assi/ 9 ! developm5t 
( ! compreh5sive developm5t plan = !    
,trail "u section #e4  7b7 ,consultation
 ,z appropriate1 ! ,trail ,completion   
,team %all consult ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1
 affect$ ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local        
gov]nm5ts1 l&[n]s1 affect$ l&-grant     
m]c$es own]s & us]s1 acequias1 & o!r    
int]e/$ p>ties 9-- 7#a7 ! completion &  
optimization ( ! ,trail2 &  7#b7 !      
developm5t & completion ( ! compreh5sive

 developm5t plan = ! ,trail "u section  
#e4  #e4 ,compreh5sive developm5t plan =
 ! ,cont95tal ,divide ,national ,sc5ic  
,trail  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( e/abli%m5t ( ! ,trail    
,completion ,team "u section #d7;a71 !  
,secret>y %all complete a compreh5sive  
developm5t plan = ! ,trail4  7b7 ,plan  
inclusions ,! compreh5sive developm5t   
plan "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7      
id5tify any gaps 9 ! ,trail = :i* !     
,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior h n
 be5 able to acquire l&2  7#b7 id5tify  
opportunities = ! use ( easem5ts acquir$
 f will+ sell]s to facilitate completion
 ( ! ,trail2 &  7#c7 include g5]al &    
site-specific ,trail developm5t plans1  
includ+ anticipat$ co/s ( ! plans4  #f4 
,p>tn]%ips ,! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior %all seek to ent] into       
agreem5ts ) volunte] & nonpr(it         
organizations1 z appropriate1 to        
facilitate ! completion & adm9i/ration (
 ! ,trail4  #g4 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is     
,act-- 7#a7 provides any au?ority to    

acquire l& or int]e/s 9 l& = inclusion 9
 ! ,trail beyond ! au?orities provid$ = 
! ,trail 9 ! ,national ,trails ,sy/em   
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abda et seq471     
includ+ acquisition by em95t doma92 or  
7#b7 makes ! acquisition ( l& or int]e/s
 9 l& = ! ,trail a priority ov] o!r l&  
acquisition au?orizations4