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Union Calendar No. 362 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1796 

[Report No. 109–622] 

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

Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to 

the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National 

Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2005 

Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 

BERRY, and Mr. SABO) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 

Additional sponsors: Mr. EVANS and Mr. KIND

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 

route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in 

the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study 

for potential addition to the National Trails System as 


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a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 

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 Trail 

5 Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI 

7 RIVER FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDI8 TION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 

9 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(c) of the National 

10 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating the first paragraph after 

12 paragraph (40) as paragraph (41) and, in such 

13 paragraph, by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘LONG

14 WALK TRAIL.—The’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating the second paragraph after 

16 paragraph (40) as paragraph (42); and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(43) MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.—The route of the 

20 Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Min21 nesota to the Gulf of Mexico.’’. 

22 (b) RELATION TO OTHER STUDIES.—The study re23 quired by the amendment made by this section is intended 

24 to complement, and not duplicate, other studies of the sceVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:06 Sep 07, 2006 Jkt 039196 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1796.RH H1796

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1 nic or historical importance of the Mississippi River that 

2 may be underway or undertaken. 


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Union Calendar No. 362 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1796 

[Report No. 109

–622] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to desposes. national historic trail, or both, and for other pur- National Trails System as a national scenic trail, of Mexico for study for potential addition to the headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf ignate the route of the Mississippi River from its 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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