Sec. 5568. Condor National Scenic Trail
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The contiguous trail established pursuant to this section shall be known as the Condor National Scenic Trail named after the California condor, a critically endangered bird species that lives along the extent of the trail corridor. The purposes of the Condor National Scenic Trail are to— provide a continual extended hiking corridor that connects the southern and northern portions of the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire length of the forest along the coastal mountains of southern and central California; and provide for the public enjoyment of the nationally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cultural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Condor National Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern portion of the Los Padres National Forest to the Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion of the Los Padres National Forest. The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with— other Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local agencies; private landowners; and other interested organizations.
Notwithstanding section 7(c), the use of motorized vehicles on roads or trails included in the Condor National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehicles are permitted as of the date of enactment of this paragraph may be permitted. The Secretary shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without the consent of the owner of land or interest in land. Nothing in this paragraph— requires any private property owner to allow public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to private property; or modifies any provision of Federal, State, or local law with respect to public access to or use of private land.
The Secretary of Agriculture may realign segments of the Condor National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the trail. The map referred to in subparagraph
(A)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. . Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, in accordance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study that— addresses the feasibility of, and alternatives for, connecting the northern and southern portions of the Los Padres National Forest by establishing a trail across the applicable portions of the northern and southern Santa Lucia Mountains of the southern California Coastal Range; and considers realignment of the trail or construction of new trail segments to avoid existing trail segments that currently allow motorized vehicles. In carrying out the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall— conform to the requirements for national scenic trail studies described in section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(b) ); provide for a continual hiking route through and connecting the southern and northern sections of the Los Padres National Forest; promote recreational, scenic, wilderness and cultural values; enhance connectivity with the overall National Forest trail system; consider new connectors and realignment of existing trails; emphasize safe and continuous public access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suitable water sources; and to the extent practicable, provide all-year use. In completing the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with— appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local agencies; private landowners; nongovernmental organizations; and members of the public. The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the study required by paragraph
(1)to— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Upon completion of the study required by paragraph (1), if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that additional or alternative trail segments are feasible for inclusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the Secretary of Agriculture shall include those segments in the Condor National Scenic Trail. Additions or alternations to the Condor National Scenic Trail shall be effective on the date the Secretary of Agriculture publishes in the Federal Register notice that the additional or alternative segments are included in the Condor National Scenic Trail. In carrying out this section (including the amendments made by this section), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements with State, Tribal, and local government entities and private entities to complete needed trail construction, reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized by this section (including the amendments made by this section).
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