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16 U.S.C. § 1243 — National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture where lands administered by him are involved, may establish and designate national recreation trails, with the consent of the Federal agency, State, or political subdivision having jurisdiction over the lands involved, upon finding that—
(i) such trails are reasonably accessible to urban areas, and, or
(ii) such trails meet the criteria established in this chapter and such supplementary criteria as he may prescribe.
**(b)** As provided in this section, trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture or in other federally administered areas may be established and designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary and, when no Federal land acquisition is involved—
(i) trails in or reasonably accessible to urban areas may be designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the States, their political subdivisions, or other appropriate administering agencies;
(ii) trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas owned or administered by States may be designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the State; and
(iii) trails on privately owned lands may be designated “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the written consent of the owner of the property involved.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture where lands administered by him are involved, may establish and designate national recreation trails, with the consent of the Federal agency, State, or political subdivision having jurisdiction over the lands involved, upon finding that—
(i) such trails are reasonably accessible to urban areas, and, or
(ii) such trails meet the criteria established in this chapter and such supplementary criteria as he may prescribe.
**(b)** As provided in this section, trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture or in other federally administered areas may be established and designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary and, when no Federal land acquisition is involved—
(i) trails in or reasonably accessible to urban areas may be designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the States, their political subdivisions, or other appropriate administering agencies;
(ii) trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas owned or administered by States may be designated as “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the State; and
(iii) trails on privately owned lands may be designated “National Recreation Trails” by the appropriate Secretary with the written consent of the owner of the property involved.
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**(a) Composition: recreation trails; scenic trails; historic trails; connecting or side trails; uniform markers** The national system of trails shall be composed of the following:
(1) National recreation trails, established as provided in [section 1243 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1243&num=0&edition=prelim), which will provide a variety of outdoor recreation uses in or reasonably accessible to urban areas.
(2) National scenic trails, established as provided in [section 1244 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1244&num=0&edition=prelim), 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. 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.
(3) National historic trails, established as provided in [section 1244 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1244&num=0&edition=prelim), which will be extended trails which follow as closely as possible and practicable the original trails or routes of travel of national historical significance. Designation of such trails or routes shall be continuous, but the established or developed trail, and the acquisition thereof, need not be continuous onsite. National historic trails shall have as their purpose the identification and protection of the historic route and its historic
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**(a) Establishment and designation; administration** National scenic and national historic trails shall be authorized and designated only by Act of Congress. There are hereby established the following National Scenic and National Historic Trails:
(1) The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a trail of approximately two thousand miles extending generally along the Appalachian Mountains from Mount Katahdin, Maine, to Springer Mountain, Georgia. Insofar as practicable, the right-of-way for such trail shall comprise the trail depicted on the maps identified as “Nationwide System of Trails, Proposed Appalachian Trail, NST–AT–101–May 1967”, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service. Where practicable, such rights-of-way shall include lands protected for it under agreements in effect as of October 2, 1968, to which Federal agencies and States were parties. The Appalachian Trail shall be administered primarily as a footpath by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, a trail of approximately two thousand three hundred fifty miles, extending from the Mexican-California border northward generally along the mountain ranges of the west coast States to the Canadian-Washington border near Lake Ross, following the route as generally depicted on the map, identified as “Nationwide System of Trails, Proposed Pacific Crest Trail, NST–PC–103–May 1967” which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service. The Pacific Crest Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) The Oregon National Historic Trail, a
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Effective on the date of transfer pursuant to section 460lll–41 of this title, the North-South Trail is designated as a national recreation trail under [section 1243 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1243&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1244
§ 1243. National recreation trails; establishment
and designation; prerequisites
(a) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture where lands administered
by him are involved, may establish and des-
ignate national recreation trails, with the con-
sent of the Federal agency, State, or political
subdivision having jurisdiction over the lands
involved, upon finding that—
(i) such trails are reasonably accessible to
urban areas, and, or
(ii) such trails meet the criteria established
in this chapter and such supplementary cri-
teria as he may prescribe.
(b) As provided in this section, trails within
park, forest, and other recreation areas adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture or in other federally
administered areas may be established and des-
ignated as ‘‘National Recreation Trails’’ by the
appropriate Secretary and, when no Federal
land acquisition is involved—
(i) trails in or reasonably accessible to urban
areas may be designated as ‘‘National Recre-
ation Trails’’ by the appropriate Secretary
with the consent of the States, their political
subdivisions, or other appropriate admin-
istering agencies;
(ii) trails within park, forest, and other
recreation areas owned or administered by
States may be designated as ‘‘National Recre-
ation Trails’’ by the appropriate Secretary
with the consent of the State; and
(iii) trails on privately owned lands may be
designated ‘‘National Recreation Trails’’ by
the appropriate Secretary with the written
consent of the owner of the property involved.
(Pub. L. 90–543, § 4, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 919; Pub.
L. 98–11, title II, § 204, Mar. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 43.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1983—Subsec. (b)(i), (ii
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