Sec. 4. Chilkoot National Historic Trail; Alaska Long National Scenic Trail study
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Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The Chilkoot National Historic Trail, an approximately 16.5-mile route within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park that was traditionally used as a trading route by the Tlingit and Tagish people and as the primary route by which people made their way to the Klondike during the gold rush, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Chilkoot National Historic Trail , numbered KLGO–461–173787, and dated October 2020.
The map described in subparagraph
(B)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation and coordination with affected Indian Tribes. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts, compacts, and cooperative agreements with Indian Tribes to protect, preserve, maintain, interpret, or operate any site, service, or property included within or outside the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park that is associated with the Chilkoot National Historic Trail. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into funding agreements with Indian Tribes to encourage Tribal participation in the planning, protection, operation, development, or maintenance of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ). The designation of the Chilkoot National Historic Trail shall not affect any authorities under Public Law 94–323 ( 16 U.S.C. 410bb et seq. ). The Secretary of the Interior may coordinate with public and nongovernmental organizations and institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Government of Canada, and any political subdivisions of the Government of Canada, for the purposes of— exchanging information and research relating to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail; supporting the preservation of, and educational programs relating to, the Chilkoot National Historic Trail; providing technical assistance with respect to the Chilkoot National Historic Trail; and working to establish an international historic trail incorporating the Chilkoot National Historic Trail that provides for complementary preservation and education programs in the United States and Canada. . Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Alaska Long Trail, extending approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this paragraph as the Secretary ), shall study the feasibility of designating the trail described in subparagraph (A), including evaluating the potential impacts of the trail on rights-of-way, existing rights, or other recreational uses of the land proposed to be used for the trail. The Secretary shall conduct the study under this paragraph in consultation with— the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; the State of Alaska; units of local government in the State of Alaska; applicable Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )) in the State of Alaska; and representatives of the private sector in the State of Alaska, including any entity that holds a permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. .
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Chilkoot National Historic Trail; Alaska Long National Scenic Trail study
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94-323
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