ALASKA LONG NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY.

SEC. 502. ALASKA LONG NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY. Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(48) Alaska long trail.—“(A) In general.—The Alaska Long Trail, extending approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska. “(B) Requirement.—The Secretary of the Interior (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. “(C) Consultation.—The Secretary shall conduct the study under this paragraph in consultation with—“(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; “(ii) the State of Alaska; “(iii) units of local government in the State of Alaska; “(iv) Alaska Native Corporations; and136 STAT. 5601 “(v) representatives of the private sector, including any entity that holds a permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.” .