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Calendar No. 401 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1970 

[Report No. 109–239] 

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

suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National 

Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land 

components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2005 

Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. FRIST, and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, by Mr. 

DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to update the 

feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for 

the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide 

for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, 

and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for 

other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY 

4 STUDY OF TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HIS5 TORIC TRAIL. 

6 Section 5(a)(16) of the National Trails System Act 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(16)) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub9 sections’’ and inserting ‘‘sections’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(C) Not later than one complete fiscal year 

13 after the date of the enactment of this subpara14 graph, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 

15 Congress a study regarding the feasibility and suit16 ability of designating, as additional components of 

17 the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the 

18 Benge and Bell routes, the land components of the 

19 designated water routes in Tennessee, Alabama, Ar20 kansas, and Oklahoma, the routes from the collec21 tion forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and 

22 Tennessee to the emigration depots, and related 

23 campgrounds located along such routes and in such 

24 land components, by which the Cherokee Nation was 

25 removed to Oklahoma. Upon completion of the 


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1 study, if the Secretary determines that such routes, 

2 land components, and campgrounds are a feasible 

3 and suitable addition to the Trail of Tears National 

4 Historic Trail, the Secretary shall designate such 

5 routes, land components, and campgrounds as com6 ponents of the Trail of Tears National Historic 

7 Trail. The Secretary shall publish notice of the des8 ignation in the Federal Register. 

9 ‘‘(D) No additional funds are authorized to be 

10 appropriated to carry out subparagraph (C). The 

11 Secretary may accept donations for the Trail from 

12 private, nonprofit, or tribal organizations.’’. 

13 SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY 

14 STUDY OF TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HIS15 TORIC TRAIL. 

16 Section 5(a)(16) of the National Trails System Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1244(a)(16)) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub19 sections’’ and inserting ‘‘sections’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(C) STUDY OF ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS.—Not 

22 later than 3 complete fiscal years after the date of en23 actment of this subparagraph, the Secretary of the In24 terior shall submit to Congress a study regarding the 

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1 tional components of the Trail of Tears National His2 toric Trail, the following routes and land components 

3 by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Okla4 homa: 

5 ‘‘(i) The Benge and Bell routes. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The land components of the designated 

7 water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, 

8 and Tennessee. 

9 ‘‘(iii) The routes from the collection forts in 

10 Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ten11 nessee to the emigration depots. 

12 ‘‘(iv) Related campgrounds located along 

13 those routes and in those land components.’’. 


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Calendar No. 401 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1970 

[Report No. 109

–239] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to uppurposes. grounds associated with that trail, and for other new trail segments, land components, and camp- Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of nally prepared for the Trail of Tears National date the feasibility and suitability study origiAPRIL 20, 2006 

Reported with an amendment 


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