123STA T . 11 60PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9an a ver a g e of no tm ore t h an 1⁄4 m il e on either s i d eofthe trail .’ ’. (3)CONTI N E NT ALD I V IDE NATIONAL SC ENIC T R AIL. —S e c tion 5 (a)(5) of the N ational T rails S y stem A ct( 16U .S.C. 1 24 4(a)(5)) is amended b y adding at the end the follo w ing
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‘No land or interest in land o u tside the e x terior boundaries of any federally administered area may be ac q uired by the F ederal G overnment for the trail exce p t with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. (4) L E W IS AND CLAR K NATIONAL H ISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. (5) I DITAROD NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)( 7 )of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. (6) NORTH CO U NTR Y NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)( 8 ) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. (7) ICE A G E NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(1 0 )of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. (8) P OTO M AC HERITAGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(11) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)) is amended— (A) by stri k ing the fourth and fifth sentences
and ( B ) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’.
