§ 1242. National trails system

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1968

   National Trails System Act

   Pub. L. 90–543 § 3 · 82 Stat. 919

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1242

   Pub. L. 90–543, § 3, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 919

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–543, § 3, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 919

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. national trails system The national system of trails shall lie composed of— (a) National recreation trails, established as provided in section 4 of this Act, which will provide a variety of outdoor recreation uses in or reasonably accessible to urban areas. (b) National scenic trails, established as provided in section 5 of this Act, which will be extended trails so located as to provide for maximum outdoor recreation potential and for the conservation and enjoyment, of the nationally significant scenic, historic, natural, or cultural qualities of the areas through which such trails may pass. (c) Connecting or side trails, established as provided in section 6 of this Act, which will provide additional points of public access to national recreation or national scenic trails or which will provide connect ions bet ween such trails. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with appropriate governmental agencies and public and private organizations, shall establish a uniform marker for the national trails system.

2. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–625 § 551(4) · 92 Stat. 3467

   1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(c); 16 U.S.C. § 1242(d)

      Pub. L. 95–625, § 551(4), (5), added subsec. (c)

   2. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(c); 16 U.S.C. § 1242(d)

      Pub. L. 95–625, § 551(4), (5), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d)

   3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(c); 16 U.S.C. § 1242(d)

      Pub. L. 95–625, § 551(4), (5), substituted “, national scenic or national historic” for “or national scenic”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 95–625, § 551(4), (5), added subsec. (c), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d), and substituted “, national scenic or national historic” for “or national scenic”.

3. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–11 § 203(1) · 97 Stat. 42

   1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)

      Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Redesignated · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)

      Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(1), (2), redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as pars. (1) to (4), respectively, and, in provisions preceding par. (1)

   3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)

      Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(1), (2), substituted “shall be composed  of  the  following:”  for  “shall  be  composed of—”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as pars. (1) to (4), respectively, and, in provisions preceding par. (1), substituted “shall be composed  of  the  following:”  for  “shall  be  composed of—”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking out “composed of—” and inserting in lieu thereof “composed of the following:”;

4. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–11 § 203(3) · 97 Stat. 42

   Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(3), inserted provision authorizing the location of national scenic trails so as to represent desert, marsh, grassland, mountain, canyon, river, forest, and other areas, as well as landforms which exhibit significant characteristics of the physiographic regions of the Nation

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(3), inserted provision authorizing the location of national scenic trails so as to represent desert, marsh, grassland, mountain, canyon, river, forest, and other areas, as well as landforms which exhibit significant characteristics of the physiographic regions of the Nation.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) (as so redesignated), by adding at the end thereof the following: “National scenic trails may be located so as to represent desert, marsh, grassland, mountain, canyon, river, forest, and other areas, as well as landforms which exhibit significant characteristics of the physiographic regions of the Nation.”;

5. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–11 § 203(4) · 97 Stat. 42

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(4), (5), substituted “in this chapter are included as Federal” for “in this chapter, are established as initial Federal” in fourth sentence

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(4), (5), struck out “subsequently” after “The appropriate Secretary may” in fifth sentence

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(4), (5), substituted “in this chapter are included as Federal” for “in this chapter, are established as initial Federal” in fourth sentence and struck out “subsequently” after “The appropriate Secretary may” in fifth sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) in the fourth sentence of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) (as so redesignated), by striking out “Act, are established as initial” and inserting in lieu thereof “Act are included as”;

6. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–11 § 203(6) · 97 Stat. 42

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(b); 16 U.S.C. § 1242(c)

   Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(6), added subsecs. (b) and (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 98–11, § 203(6), added subsecs. (b) and (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

7. 1996

   Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–333 div. I title VIII § 814(d)(1)(E) · 110 Stat. 4093

   Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 1242(c)

   Pub. L. 104–333 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “On October 1, 1982, and at the beginning of each odd numbered fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and to the President of the United States Senate, an initial and revised (respectively) National Trails System plan. Such comprehensive plan shall indicate the scope and extent of a completed nationwide system of trails, to include (1) desirable nationally significant scenic and historic components which are considered necessary to complete a comprehensive national system, and (2) other trails which would balance out a complete and comprehensive nationwide system of trails. Such plan, and the periodic revisions thereto, shall be prepared in full consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governors of the various States, and the trails community.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–333 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “On October 1, 1982, and at the beginning of each odd numbered fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and to the President of the United States Senate, an initial and revised (respectively) National Trails System plan. Such comprehensive plan shall indicate the scope and extent of a completed nationwide system of trails, to include (1) desirable nationally significant scenic and historic components which are considered necessary to complete a comprehensive national system, and (2) other trails which would balance out a complete and comprehensive nationwide system of trails. Such plan, and the periodic revisions thereto, shall be prepared in full consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governors of the various States, and the trails community.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (E) Section 3(c) of the National Trails System Act (Public Law 90–543; 82 Stat. 919; 16 U.S.C. 1242(c)).

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