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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5014
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
JULY 27, 2000
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.
‘‘(III) Westport—Lawrence Road.
‘‘(IV) 
Fort 
Leavenworth—Blue 
River
route.
‘‘(V) Road to Amazonia.
‘‘(VI) Union Ferry Route.
‘‘(VII) Old Wyoming—Nebraska City cut-
off.
‘‘(VIII) Lower Plattsmouth Route.
‘‘(IX) Lower Bellevue Route.
‘‘(X) Woodbury cutoff.
‘‘(XI) Blue Ridge cutoff.
‘‘(XII) Westport Road.
‘‘(XIII) Gum Springs—Fort Leavenworth
route.
‘‘(XIV) 
Atchison/Independence 
Creek
routes.
‘‘(XV) Fort Leavenworth—Kansas River
route.
‘‘(XVI) Nebraska City cutoff routes.
‘‘(XVII) Minersville—Nebraska City Road.
‘‘(XVIII) Upper Plattsmouth route.
‘‘(XIX) Upper Bellevue route.
‘‘(ii) CENTRAL ROUTES.—
‘‘(I) Cherokee Trail, including splits.
‘‘(II) Weber Canyon route of Hastings cut-
off.
‘‘(III) Bishop Creek cutoff.
‘‘(IV) McAuley cutoff.
‘‘(V) Diamond Springs cutoff.
‘‘(VI) Secret Pass.
‘‘(VII) Greenhorn cutoff.
‘‘(VIII) Central Overland Trail.
‘‘(iii) WESTERN ROUTES.—
‘‘(I) Bidwell-Bartleson route.
‘‘(II) Georgetown/Dagget Pass Trail.
‘‘(III) Big Trees Road.
‘‘(IV) Grizzly Flat cutoff.
‘‘(V) Nevada City Road.
‘‘(VI) Yreka Trail.
‘‘(VII) Hennes Pass route.
‘‘(VIII) Johnson cutoff.
‘‘(IX) Luther Pass Trail.
‘‘(X) Volcano Road.
‘‘(XI) Sacramento—Coloma Wagon Road.
‘‘(XII) Burnett cutoff.
‘‘(XIII) Placer County Road to Auburn.’’.
SEC. 3. MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
low new paragraphs:
‘‘( ) ADDITIONAL
MORMON
PIONEER
NATIONAL
HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY.—(A) The routes and cutoffs list-
ed in subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map
entitled ll, dated ll, 2000, and such other routes
and cutoffs that that Secretary considers appropriate, as
components of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic
Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the Secretary de-
termines such routes and cutoffs are a feasible and suit-
able addition to the Mormon Pioneer National Historic
Trail, the Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs
as components of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic
Trail. The Secretary shall publish notice of such designa-
tion in the Federal Register and shall submit the study
along with the Secretary’s findings to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
‘‘(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A) are as follows:
‘‘(i) 1846 Subsequent routes A and B (Lucas
and Clark Counties, Iowa).
‘‘(ii) 1856–57 Handcart route (Iowa City to
Council Bluffs)
‘‘(iii) Keokuk route (Iowa).
‘‘(iv) 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and Loup River
Crossings in Nebraska.
‘‘(v) Fort Leavenworth Road; Ox Bow route
and alternates in Kansas and Missouri (OR/CA
routes used by Mormon emigrants).
‘‘(vi) 1850 Golden Pass Road in Utah.
‘‘( ) SHARED CALIFORNIA AND OREGON NATIONAL
HISTORIC TRAILS.—(A) The routes and cutoffs listed in
subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ll, dated ll, 2000, as shared components of the
California National Historic Trail and the Oregon Na-
tional Historic Trail. Upon completion of the study, if the
Secretary determines such routes and cutoffs are a fea-
sible and suitable addition to such trails, the Secretary
shall designate the routes and cutoffs as components of
the trails. The Secretary shall publish notice of such des-
ignation in the Federal Register and shall submit the
study along with the Secretary’s findings to the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
‘‘(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A) are as follows:
‘‘(i) St. Joe Road.