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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5014

To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and

suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible

additions to such trails.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 27, 2000

Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to update the

feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic

trails and provide for possible additions to such trails.

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

3 SECTION 1. OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

4 Section 5(c)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16

5 U.S.C. 1244(c)(8)) is amended—

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(8)’’; and

7 (2) by inserting at the end the following new

8 subparagraphs:
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1 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall undertake a study of the

2 routes and cutoffs listed in subparagraph (C) and gen3 erally depicted on the map entitled ll, dated ll,

4 2000, and such other routes and cutoffs that the Secretary

5 considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility and

6 suitability of designation of such routes and cutoffs as

7 components of the Oregon National Historic Trail. Upon

8 completion of the study, if the Secretary determines such

9 routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suitable addition to

10 the Oregon National Historic Trail, the Secretary shall

11 designate the routes and cutoffs as components of the Or12 egon National Historic Trail. The Secretary shall publish

13 notice of such designation in the Federal Register and

14 shall submit the study along with the Secretary’s findings

15 to the Committee on Resources of the House of Represent16 atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re17 sources of the Senate.

18 ‘‘(C) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub19 paragraph (B) are as follows:

20 ‘‘(i) Whitman Mission route.

21 ‘‘(ii) Upper Columbia River.

22 ‘‘(iii) Cowlitz River route.

23 ‘‘(iv) Meek cutoff.

24 ‘‘(v) Free Emigrant Road.

25 ‘‘(vi) North Alternate Oregon Trail.
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1 ‘‘(vii) Goodale’s cutoff.

2 ‘‘(viii) North Side alternate route.

3 ‘‘(ix) Cutoff to Barlow Road.

4 ‘‘(x) Naches Pass Trail.’’.

5 SEC. 2. PONY EXPRESS AND CALIFORNIA NATIONAL HIS6 TORIC TRAILS.

7 Section 5(c)(30) of the National Trails System Act

8 (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)(30)) is amended—

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(30)’’; and

10 (2) by inserting at the end the following new

11 subparagraphs:

12 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall undertake a study of the

13 the approximately 20-mile southern alternative route from

14 Wathena, Kansas, to Troy, Kansas, to determine the fea15 sibility and suitability of designation of that route as a

16 component of the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

17 Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary determines

18 such route is a feasible and suitable addition to the Pony

19 Express National Historic Trail, the Secretary shall des20 ignate the route as a component of the Pony Express Na21 tional Historic Trail. The Secretary shall publish notice

22 of such designation in the Federal Register and shall sub23 mit the study along with the Secretary’s findings to the

24 Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
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1 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of

2 the Senate.

3 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall also undertake a study of

4 the Missouri Valley, central, and western routes and cut5 offs listed in subparagraph (D) and generally depicted on

6 the map entitled ll, dated ll, 2000, and such other

7 Missouri Valley, central, and western routes and cutoffs

8 that that Secretary considers appropriate, to determine

9 the feasibility and suitability of designation of such routes

10 and cutoffs as components of the California National His11 toric Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary

12 determines such routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suit13 able addition to the California National Historic Trail, the

14 Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs as compo15 nents of the California National Historic Trail. The Sec16 retary shall publish notice of such designation in the Fed17 eral Register and shall submit the study along with the

18 Secretary’s findings to the Committee on Resources of the

19 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy

20 and Natural Resources of the Senate.

21 ‘‘(D) The routes to be studied in accordance with

22 subparagraph (C) are as follows:

23 ‘‘(i) MISSOURI VALLEY ROUTES.—

24 ‘‘(I) Blue Mills—Independence Road.

25 ‘‘(II) Westport Landing Road.
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1 ‘‘(III) Westport—Lawrence Road.

2 ‘‘(IV) Fort Leavenworth—Blue River

3 route.

4 ‘‘(V) Road to Amazonia.

5 ‘‘(VI) Union Ferry Route.

6 ‘‘(VII) Old Wyoming—Nebraska City cut7 off.

8 ‘‘(VIII) Lower Plattsmouth Route.

9 ‘‘(IX) Lower Bellevue Route.

10 ‘‘(X) Woodbury cutoff.

11 ‘‘(XI) Blue Ridge cutoff.

12 ‘‘(XII) Westport Road.

13 ‘‘(XIII) Gum Springs—Fort Leavenworth

14 route.

15 ‘‘(XIV) Atchison/Independence Creek

16 routes.

17 ‘‘(XV) Fort Leavenworth—Kansas River

18 route.

19 ‘‘(XVI) Nebraska City cutoff routes.

20 ‘‘(XVII) Minersville—Nebraska City Road.

21 ‘‘(XVIII) Upper Plattsmouth route.

22 ‘‘(XIX) Upper Bellevue route.

23 ‘‘(ii) CENTRAL ROUTES.—

24 ‘‘(I) Cherokee Trail, including splits.
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1 ‘‘(II) Weber Canyon route of Hastings cut2 off.

3 ‘‘(III) Bishop Creek cutoff.

4 ‘‘(IV) McAuley cutoff.

5 ‘‘(V) Diamond Springs cutoff.

6 ‘‘(VI) Secret Pass.

7 ‘‘(VII) Greenhorn cutoff.

8 ‘‘(VIII) Central Overland Trail.

9 ‘‘(iii) WESTERN ROUTES.—

10 ‘‘(I) Bidwell-Bartleson route.

11 ‘‘(II) Georgetown/Dagget Pass Trail.

12 ‘‘(III) Big Trees Road.

13 ‘‘(IV) Grizzly Flat cutoff.

14 ‘‘(V) Nevada City Road.

15 ‘‘(VI) Yreka Trail.

16 ‘‘(VII) Hennes Pass route.

17 ‘‘(VIII) Johnson cutoff.

18 ‘‘(IX) Luther Pass Trail.

19 ‘‘(X) Volcano Road.

20 ‘‘(XI) Sacramento—Coloma Wagon Road.

21 ‘‘(XII) Burnett cutoff.

22 ‘‘(XIII) Placer County Road to Auburn.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

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

3 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 low new paragraphs:

5 ‘‘( ) ADDITIONAL MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL

6 HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY.—(A) The routes and cutoffs list7 ed in subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map

8 entitled ll, dated ll, 2000, and such other routes

9 and cutoffs that that Secretary considers appropriate, as

10 components of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic

11 Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary de12 termines such routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suit13 able addition to the Mormon Pioneer National Historic

14 Trail, the Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs

15 as components of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic

16 Trail. The Secretary shall publish notice of such designa17 tion in the Federal Register and shall submit the study

18 along with the Secretary’s findings to the Committee on

19 Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com20 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

21 ‘‘(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub22 paragraph (A) are as follows:

23 ‘‘(i) 1846 Subsequent routes A and B (Lucas

24 and Clark Counties, Iowa).

25 ‘‘(ii) 1856–57 Handcart route (Iowa City to

26 Council Bluffs)
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1 ‘‘(iii) Keokuk route (Iowa).

2 ‘‘(iv) 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and Loup River

3 Crossings in Nebraska.

4 ‘‘(v) Fort Leavenworth Road; Ox Bow route

5 and alternates in Kansas and Missouri (OR/CA

6 routes used by Mormon emigrants).

7 ‘‘(vi) 1850 Golden Pass Road in Utah.

8 ‘‘( ) SHARED CALIFORNIA AND OREGON NATIONAL

9 HISTORIC TRAILS.—(A) The routes and cutoffs listed in

10 subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map enti11 tled ll, dated ll, 2000, as shared components of the

12 California National Historic Trail and the Oregon Na13 tional Historic Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the

14 Secretary determines such routes and cutoffs are a fea15 sible and suitable addition to such trails, the Secretary

16 shall designate the routes and cutoffs as components of

17 the trails. The Secretary shall publish notice of such des18 ignation in the Federal Register and shall submit the

19 study along with the Secretary’s findings to the Com20 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and

21 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

22 Senate.

23 ‘‘(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub24 paragraph (A) are as follows:

25 ‘‘(i) St. Joe Road.
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1 ‘‘(ii) Council Bluffs Road.

2 ‘‘(iii) Sublette cutoff.

3 ‘‘(iv) Applegate route.

4 ‘‘(v) Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow Trail).

5 ‘‘(vi) Childs cutoff.

6 ‘‘(vii) Raft River to Applegate.’’.

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