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Map of the system with trail logos Each national scenic and historic trail has a rounded triangle logo used to mark its route and significant points. [1]The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the ...
In the United States, railbanking was established in 1983 as an amendment to Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act. It is a voluntary agreement between a railroad company and a trail sponsor (such as a trail organization or government agency) to use an out-of-service rail corridor as a rail trail until a railroad might need the corridor again for rail service.
It became the Appalachian National Scenic Trail under the National Trails System Act of 1968. The trail is maintained by 31 trail clubs and multiple partnerships [ 5 ] and managed by the National Park Service , United States Forest Service , and the nonprofit Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
The federal National Trails System Act, signed into law in 1968, states that national scenic trails should provide for maximum outdoor recreation potential and the conservation — and enjoyment ...
Title V designates thousands of miles of new additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. It also adds six trails to the National Trails System: the Arizona National Scenic Trail, the New England National Scenic Trail, the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail ...
In the 7–2 decision, the court ruled that under the National Trails System Act, the Appalachian Trail was established as a right of way through the national forest, established through agreements between the Department of the Interior and the USFS, and did not transform that land into national park land.
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 116–111 (text) 116-112: January 27, 2020: President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for potential addition to the national trails system Pub. L. 106–135 (text) 106-136