Besides offering a competitive economic benefit from increased worldwide recognition, National Scenic Trails receive federal funding for maintenance and administration.
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A long stretch of the Seward-Fairbanks route would fall in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where a proposed Assembly resolution opposes National Scenic Trail designation.
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