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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 37
To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and
suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible
additions to such trails.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to update the
feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic
trails and provide for possible additions to such trails.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
Section 5(c)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)(8)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(8)’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall undertake a study of the
routes and cutoffs listed in subparagraph (C) and gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ll, dated ll,
2000, and such other routes and cutoffs that the Secretary
considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility and
suitability of designation of such routes and cutoffs as
components of the Oregon National Historic Trail. Upon
completion of the study, if the Secretary determines such
routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suitable addition to
the Oregon National Historic Trail, the Secretary shall
designate the routes and cutoffs as components of the Or-
egon National Historic Trail. The Secretary shall publish
notice of such designation in the Federal Register and
shall submit the study along with the Secretary’s findings
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate.
‘‘(C) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub-
paragraph (B) are as follows:
‘‘(i) Whitman Mission route.
‘‘(ii) Upper Columbia River.
‘‘(iii) Cowlitz River route.
‘‘(iv) Meek cutoff.
‘‘(v) Free Emigrant Road.
‘‘(vi) North Alternate Oregon Trail.
‘‘(vii) Goodale’s cutoff.
‘‘(viii) North Side alternate route.
‘‘(ix) Cutoff to Barlow Road.
‘‘(x) Naches Pass Trail.’’.
SEC. 2. PONY EXPRESS AND CALIFORNIA NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAILS.
Section 5(c)(30) of the National Trails System Act
(16 U.S.C. 1244(c)(30)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(30)’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall undertake a study of the
the approximately 20-mile southern alternative route from
Wathena, Kansas, to Troy, Kansas, to determine the fea-
sibility and suitability of designation of that route as a
component of the Pony Express National Historic Trail.
Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary determines
such route is a feasible and suitable addition to the Pony
Express National Historic Trail, the Secretary shall des-
ignate the route as a component of the Pony Express Na-
tional Historic Trail. The Secretary shall publish notice
of such designation in the Federal Register and shall sub-
mit the study along with the Secretary’s findings to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall also undertake a study of
the Missouri Valley, central, and western routes and cut-
offs listed in subparagraph (D) and generally depicted on
the map entitled ll, dated ll, 2000, and such other
Missouri Valley, central, and western routes and cutoffs
that that Secretary considers appropriate, to determine
the feasibility and suitability of designation of such routes
and cutoffs as components of the California National His-
toric Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary
determines such routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suit-
able addition to the California National Historic Trail, the
Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs as compo-
nents of the California National Historic Trail. The Sec-
retary shall publish notice of such designation in the Fed-
eral Register and shall submit the study along with the
Secretary’s findings to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
‘‘(D) The routes to be studied in accordance with
subparagraph (C) are as follows:
‘‘(i) MISSOURI VALLEY ROUTES.—
‘‘(I) Blue Mills—Independence Road.
‘‘(II) Westport Landing Road.