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Union Calendar No. 489 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5086 

[Report No. 113–651] 

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the 

Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief 

Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2014 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 9, 2014 

Additional sponsor: Mr. COLE

DECEMBER 9, 2014 

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

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the 

Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the 

feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic 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. CHIEF STANDING BEAR NATIONAL HISTORIC 

4 TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY. 

5 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(c) of the National 

6 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(ll) CHIEF STANDING BEAR NATIONAL HIS9 TORIC TRAIL.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Standing 

11 Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles 

12 from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Okla13 homa, which follows the route taken by Chief 

14 Standing Bear and the Ponca people during 

15 Federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 

16 miles from Ponca City, Oklahoma, through 

17 Omaha, Nebraska, to Niobrara, Nebraska, 

18 which follows the return route taken by Chief 

19 Standing Bear and the Ponca people, as gen20 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Chief 

21 Standing Bear Removal and Return’ and dated 

22 June 25, 2014. 

23 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

24 described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file 


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1 and available for public inspection in the appro2 priate offices of the Department of the Interior. 

3 ‘‘(C) COMPONENTS.—The feasibility study 

4 conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 

5 include a determination on whether the Chief 

6 Standing Bear Trail meets the criteria in sub7 section (b) of for designation as a national his8 toric trail.’’. 

9 (b) TIMELINE.—The feasibility study authorized by 

10 the amendment in subsection (a) shall be completed not 

11 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 489 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5086 

[Report No. 113–651] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct 

purposes. ing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standthe Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 

DECEMBER 9, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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