S. 686 would amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historical Trail.
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate a corridor of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as the "Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail."
Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with: (1) other federal, state, tribal, and local agencies; and (2) the private sector.
Prohibits the United States from acquiring for the Trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the owner's consent.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 226.
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