1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Acequia The term acequia has the meaning given the term community ditch in New Mexico Stat. 73–2–27. (2) Land grant-merced The term land grant-merced means a community land grant issued under the laws or customs of the Government of Spain or Mexico that is recognized under chapter 49 of New Mexico Stat. (or a successor statute). (3) Optimal Location Review The term optimal location review means a review conducted in accordance with the process described in the guide entitled Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Optimal Location Review Guide and dated November 2017. (4) Secretaries The term Secretaries means each of the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (6) Team The term Team means the joint Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Trail completion team established under section 3(b). (7) Trail The term Trail means the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail established by section 5(a)(5) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(5) ). 3. Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (a) Completion of trail (1) In general Not later than November 10, 2028, the Secretaries shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the completion of the Trail as a contiguous route, consistent with sections 3(a)(2), 5(a)(5), and 7 of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1242(a)(2) , 1244(a)(5), 1246). (2) Required activities The Secretaries shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out necessary activities to achieve the goal described in paragraph (1), including the following activities, in the following order of priority: (A) Complete the Trail by acquiring land or an interest in land, entering into easement agreements, or encouraging a State or local government to enter into a cooperative agreement to acquire any interest in land, that is necessary— (i)