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Union Calendar No. 148 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 685 

[Report No. 111–267] 

To require a study of the feasibility of establishing the United States Civil 

Rights Trail System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 26, 2009 

Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. WAMP) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SOUDER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. MEEKS of New York, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BARROW, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 

Ms. CLARKE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WATT, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. KILPATRICK of 

Michigan, Ms. WATSON, Ms. FUDGE, and Ms. WATERS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To require a study of the feasibility of establishing the 

United States Civil Rights Trail System, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Civil 

5 Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY REGARDING PROPOSED 

7 UNITED STATES CIVIL RIGHTS TRAIL. 

8 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall conduct a special resource study for the purpose of 

10 evaluating a range of alternatives for protecting and inter11 preting sites associated with the struggle for civil rights in 

12 the United States, including alternatives for potential addi13 tion of some or all of the sites to the National Trails System. 

14 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct the 

15 special resource study in consultation with appropriate 

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

17 (c) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall con18 duct the study required under subsection (a) in accordance 

19 with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) 

20 and section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 

21 U.S.C. 1244(b)), as appropriate. 

22 (d) STUDY OBJECTIVES.—In conducting the special re23 source study, the Secretary shall evaluate alternatives for 

24 achieving the following objectives: 


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1 (1) Identifying the resources and historic themes 

2 associated with the movement to secure racial equal3 ity in the United States for African-Americans that, 

4 focusing on the period from 1954 through 1968, chal5 lenged the practice of racial segregation in the Nation 

6 and achieved equal rights for all American citizens. 

7 (2) Making a review of existing studies and re8 ports, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study, to 

9 complement and not duplicate other studies of the his10 torical importance of the civil rights movements that 

11 may be underway or undertaken. 

12 (3) Establishing connections with agencies, orga13 nizations, and partnerships already engaged in the 

14 preservation and interpretation of various trails and 

15 sites dealing with the civil rights movement. 

16 (4) Protecting historically significant landscapes, 

17 districts, sites, and structures. 

18 (5) Identifying alternatives for preservation and 

19 interpretation of the sites by the National Park Serv20 ice, other Federal, State, or local governmental enti21 ties, or private and nonprofit organizations, includ22 ing the potential inclusion of some or all of the sites 

23 in a National Civil Rights Trail. 

24 (6) Identifying cost estimates for any necessary 

25 acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, 


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1 and maintenance associated with the alternatives de2 veloped under the special resource study. 

3 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

4 which funds are made available to carry out this section, 

5 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

7 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 

8 containing the results of the study conducted under sub9 section (c) and any recommendations of the Secretary with 

10 respect to the route. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 

Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study regarding the proposed United States Civil Rights 

Trail, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 148 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 685 

[Report No. 111–267] 

A BILL 

To require a study of the feasibility of establishing 

for other purposes. the United States Civil Rights Trail System, and 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Nov 24 2008 22:47 Sep 29, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H685.RH H685

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