Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23.09.2002

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; Guidelines for Developing an Application Requesting Designation of a Trail as a Segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

In 1983 Congress amended the National Trails System Act, designating a corridor for the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Laurel Highlands in western Pennsylvania (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)(2000)). The legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to "designate" trails, outside of federally administered areas, as segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (the PHNST) based upon applications by local and state agencies. The authority for designation is delegated to the National Park Service in the Departmental Manual Part 245. Based on consultations with citizens organizations, local governments, regional authorities and state agencies, the guidelines reflect plans by local and state agencies for the development of segments of the PHNST. The guidelines provide such agencies with criteria for developing applications for designation of trails as segments of the PHNST.