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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2482 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 

regarding the proposed Mississippi River Trail, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. KIND, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. ELLISON, and Ms. BALDWIN) 

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

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 

resource study regarding the proposed Mississippi River 

Trail, 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 ‘‘Mississippi River Spe5 cial Resource Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY REGARDING PROPOSED 

7 MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL. 

8 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Inte9 rior shall conduct a special resource study along the route 

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1 of the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to the 

2 river from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the 

3 Gulf of Mexico for the purpose of evaluating a range of 

4 alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources 

5 along the route of the Mississippi River, including alter6 natives for potential addition of all or portions of the route 

7 to the National Trails System. 

8 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 

9 the special resource study in consultation with appropriate 

10 Federal, State, county, and local governmental entities. 

11 (c) STUDY OBJECTIVES.—In conducting the special 

12 resource study, the Secretary shall evaluate alternatives 

13 for achieving the following objectives: 

14 (1) Identifying the resources and historic 

15 themes associated with the route of the Mississippi 

16 River. 

17 (2) Making a review of existing studies and re18 ports, such as the Mississippi River Corridor Study 

19 and the Lower Mississippi Delta Report, to com20 plement and not duplicate other studies of the scenic 

21 or historical importance of the Mississippi River that 

22 may be underway or undertaken. 

23 (3) Establishing connections with partnerships 

24 already engaged in the development of various trails 

25 and sites along the route of the Mississippi River. 

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1 (4) Preserving recreational opportunities and 

2 facilitating access for a variety of recreational users. 

3 (5) Protecting rare, threatened, or endangered 

4 plant and animal species, and rare or unusual plant 

5 communities and habitats. 

6 (6) Protecting historically significant land7 scapes, districts, sites, and structures. 

8 (7) Identifying alternatives for preservation and 

9 interpretation of the route by the National Park 

10 Service, other Federal, State, or local governmental 

11 entities, or private and nonprofit organizations. 

12 (8) Identifying cost estimates for any necessary 

13 acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, 

14 and maintenance associated with the alternatives de15 veloped under the special resource study. 

16 (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

17 three years after funds are first made available for the 

18 study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En19 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com20 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa21 tives a report containing the results of the special resource 

22 study. 

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