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Union Calendar No. 277
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1129
[Report No. 104–567]
To amend the National Trails Systems Act to designate the route from
Selma to Montgomery as a National Historic Trail.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1995
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
BALDACCI, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. BROWN of
Florida, Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLYBURN,
Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FRAZER, Mr.
FROST, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JACOBS, Ms.
JACKSON-LEE, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RICH-
ARDSON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WARD, Mr. WATT of North Caro-
lina, Mr. WYNN, Mr. REYNOLDS, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Mr. MFUME, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr.
STOKES, and Mr. DIXON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources
MAY 8, 1996
Additional sponsors: Ms. RIVERS, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. BEVILL, Mr. BONIOR,
Ms. NORTON, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
BACHUS, and Mr. EVERETT
MAY 8, 1996
Reported with an amendment, 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]
A BILL
To amend the National Trails Systems Act to designate
the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National
Historic Trail.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(
) The Selma to Montgomery National Historic
Trail, consisting of 54 miles of city streets and United
States Highway 80 from Brown Chapel to A.M.E. Church
in Selma to the State Capitol Building in Montgomery,
Alabama, traveled by voting rights advocates during
March 1965 to dramatize the need for voting rights legis-
lation, as generally described in the report of the Secretary
of the Interior prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section entitled ‘Selma to Montgomery’ and dated April
1993. Maps depicting the route shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the National
Park Service, Department of the Interior. The trail shall
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. In the
administration of the trail, the Secretary shall cooperate
with State and local authorities to preserve historic sites,
including (but not limited to) the Edmund Pettus Bridge
and the Brown Chapel AME Church.’’.
That section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new paragraph:
‘‘( ) The Selma to Montgomery National Historic
Trail, consisting of 54 miles of city streets and United
States Highway 80 from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in
Selma to the State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Ala-
bama, traveled by voting rights advocates during March
1965 to dramatize the need for voting rights legislation, as
generally described in the report of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section enti-
tled ‘Selma to Montgomery’ and dated April 1993. Maps
depicting the route shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, De-
partment of the Interior. The trail shall be administered
in accordance with this Act, including section 7(h). The
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park
Service, which shall be the lead Federal agency, shall co-
operate with other Federal, State and local authorities to
preserve historic sites along the route, including (but not
limited to) the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Brown
Chapel A.M.E. Church.’’.
Union Calendar No. 277
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1129
[Report No. 104–567]
A BILL
To amend the National Trails Systems Act to des-
ignate the route from Selma to Montgomery as
a National Historic Trail.
MAY 8, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed