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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2964 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm Trail 

and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for 

potential addition to the National Trails System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2005 

Mr. COLE of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. BOREN) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 

Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattledrive trails for study and for potential addition to the 

National Trails System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chisholm and Great 

5 Western Cattle Trails Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL FOR 

2 STUDY AND FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION TO 

3 THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 

4 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(ll) THE CHISHOLM TRAIL NATIONAL HISTORIC

8 TRAIL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE ABILENE TRAIL).—The 

9 Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of the 

10 routes commonly known as the Chisholm Trail, from the 

11 vicinity of Brownsville, Texas; northward through the vi12 cinity of San Antonio, Texas and segments from the vicin13 ity of Cuero, Texas; to Ft. Worth, Texas; Duncan, Okla14 homa, and alternate segments used through Oklahoma, to 

15 Enid, Oklahoma; Caldwell, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; Abi16 lene, Kansas; and the segments running to alternative 

17 Kansas destinations that were commonly used, to deter18 mine the feasibility and suitability of designation of one 

19 or more of the routes as components of the Chisholm Trail 

20 National Historic Trail.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL FOR 

22 STUDY AND FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION TO 

23 THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 

24 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 

25 U.S.C. 12441(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 

26 following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(ll) THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL NATIONAL

2 HISTORIC TRAIL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DODGE CITY

3 TRAIL).—The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a 

4 study of the routes commonly known as the Great Western 

5 Trail, from the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas, north-by6 northwest through the vicinities of Kerrville and Menard, 

7 Texas; north-by-northeast through the vicinities of Cole8 man and Albany, Texas; north through the vicinity of 

9 Vernon, Texas, to Doan’s Crossing, Texas; northward 

10 through Oklahoma through or near the vicinities of Altus, 

11 Lone Wolf, Canute, Vici, May; and north through Kansas 

12 to Dodge City, to determine the feasibility and suitability 

13 of designation of one or more of the routes as components 

14 of the Great Western Trail National Historic Trail.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

16 (a) STUDY REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES.—The 

17 study requirements and objectives specified in section 5(b) 

18 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)) 

19 shall apply to studies required by this Act. 

20 (b) COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF STUDY.—Not 

21 later than three complete fiscal years after the date of the 

22 enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 

23 shall complete and submit to Congress the studies re24 quired. In the case of a study added to this section after 

25 that date, the study shall be completed and submitted to 
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1 Congress not later than three complete fiscal years after 

2 the date of the enactment of the law adding the study to 

3 this section. 

4 SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION. 

5 No lands or interests therein outside the exterior 

6 boundaries of any federally administered area may be ac7 quired by the Federal Government for the Chisholm Trail 

8 or Great Western Trail except with the consent of the 

9 owner thereof. 

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