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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2482 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
regarding the proposed Mississippi River Trail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2007 
Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. KIND, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. ELLISON, and Ms. BALDWIN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study regarding the proposed Mississippi River 
Trail, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mississippi River Spe-
cial Resource Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY REGARDING PROPOSED 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall conduct a special resource study along the route 
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of the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to the 
river from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the 
Gulf of Mexico for the purpose of evaluating a range of 
alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources 
along the route of the Mississippi River, including alter-
natives for potential addition of all or portions of the route 
to the National Trails System. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 
the special resource study in consultation with appropriate 
Federal, State, county, and local governmental entities. 
(c) STUDY OBJECTIVES.—In conducting the special 
resource study, the Secretary shall evaluate alternatives 
for achieving the following objectives: 
(1) Identifying the resources and historic 
themes associated with the route of the Mississippi 
River. 
(2) Making a review of existing studies and re-
ports, such as the Mississippi River Corridor Study 
and the Lower Mississippi Delta Report, to com-
plement and not duplicate other studies of the scenic 
or historical importance of the Mississippi River that 
may be underway or undertaken. 
(3) Establishing connections with partnerships 
already engaged in the development of various trails 
and sites along the route of the Mississippi River. 
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(4) Preserving recreational opportunities and 
facilitating access for a variety of recreational users. 
(5) Protecting rare, threatened, or endangered 
plant and animal species, and rare or unusual plant 
communities and habitats. 
(6) Protecting historically significant land-
scapes, districts, sites, and structures. 
(7) Identifying alternatives for preservation and 
interpretation of the route by the National Park 
Service, other Federal, State, or local governmental 
entities, or private and nonprofit organizations. 
(8) Identifying cost estimates for any necessary 
acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, 
and maintenance associated with the alternatives de-
veloped under the special resource study. 
(d) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
three years after funds are first made available for the 
study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives a report containing the results of the special resource 
study. 
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