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Calendar No. 133

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 441

[Report No. 106–63]

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the

War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District

of Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for

potential addition to the national trails system.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 23, 1999

Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. MIKULSKI) introduced the following bill;

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

JUNE 7, 1999

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the

route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland

and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route

of the American defense, for study for potential addition

to the national trails system.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Star-Spangled Banner

3 National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 Congress finds that—

6 (1) the British invasion of Maryland and Wash7 ington, District of Columbia, during the War of

8 1812 marks a defining period in the history of our

9 Nation, the only occasion on which the United

10 States of America has been invaded by a foreign

11 power;

12 (2) the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic

13 Trail traces the route of the British naval attack on

14 the Chesapeake Flotilla at St. Leonard’s Creek, the

15 landing of the British forces at Benedict, Maryland,

16 the American defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg,

17 the siege of the Nation’s capital, Washington, Dis18 trict of Columbia (including the burning of the

19 United States Capitol and the White House), the

20 British expedition to and subsequent skirmishes

21 within the upper Chesapeake Bay, the route of the

22 American troops between Washington and Balti23 more, the Battle of North Point, and the ultimate

24 victory of the Americans at Fort McHenry, on Sep25 tember 14, 1814, where a distinguished Maryland

26 lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, wrote the words
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1 that captured the essence of our national struggle

2 for independence, words that now serve as our na3 tional anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner; and

4 (3) the designation of this route as a national

5 historic trail—

6 (A) would serve as a reminder of the im7 portance of the concept of liberty to all who ex8 perience the Star-Spangled Banner National

9 Historic Trail; and

10 (B) would give long overdue recognition to

11 the patriots whose determination to stand firm

12 against enemy invasion and bombardment pre13 served this liberty for future generations of

14 Americans.

15 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.

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

17 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended—

18 (1) by redesignating paragraph (36) (as added

19 by section 3 of the El Camino Real Para Los Texas

20 Study Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 1497)) as paragraph

21 (37);

22 (2) by designating the paragraphs relating to

23 the Old Spanish Trail and the Great Western Scenic

24 Trail as paragraphs (38) and (39), respectively; and

25 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(40) STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HIS2 TORIC TRAIL.—

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Star-Spangled

4 Banner National Historic Trail, tracing the

5 War of 1812 route of the British naval attack

6 on the Chesapeake Flotilla at St. Leonard’s

7 Creek, the landing of the British forces at

8 Benedict, Maryland, the American defeat at the

9 Battle of Bladensburg, the siege of the Nation’s

10 capital, Washington, District of Columbia (in11 cluding the burning of the United States Cap12 itol and the White House), actions between the

13 British and American forces in the upper

14 Chesapeake Bay, the route of the American

15 troops between Washington and Baltimore, the

16 Battle of North Point, and the ultimate victory

17 of the Americans at Fort McHenry, on Sep18 tember 14, 1814.

19 ‘‘(B) AFFECTED AREAS.—The trail crosses

20 more than 6 Maryland counties, the city of Bal21 timore, and Washington, District of Colum22 bia.’’. Columbia.

23 ‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CONGRES24 SIONALLY MANDATED ACTIVITIES.—The Sec25 retary shall coordinate the trail study with the
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1 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic

2 Preservation study authorized under section 603

3 of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5 note),

4 and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and

5 Watertrails Network authorized under title V of

6 Public Law 105–312 (16 U.S.C. 461 note). Such

7 coordination shall extend to any research needed

8 to complete the studies and any findings and im9 plementation actions that result from the studies.

10 The Secretary shall utilize available resources to

11 the greatest extent possible to avoid unnecessary

12 duplication of effort.’’.

13 SEC. 4. TRAIL REPORT.

14 (a) Not later than two years after the date funds are

15 made available for the Star Spangled Banner National

16 Historic Trail Study, the Secretary of the Interior shall for17 ward the completed study with final recommendations to

18 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the

19 Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of

20 Representatives.
Calendar No. 133

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 441

[Report No. 106–63]

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to destional trails system. fense, for study for potential addition to the na- Columbia, and the route of the American de- sion of Maryland and Washington, District of ignate the route of the War of 1812 British invaJUNE 7, 1999

Reported with an amendment