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Union Calendar No. 45
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 37
[Report No. 107–89]
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
JUNE 6, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. CANNON, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Ms. SANCHEZ, and Mr. MOORE
JUNE 6, 2001
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]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2001]
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. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY
STUDIES OF EXISTING NATIONAL HISTORIC
TRAILS.
The National Trails System Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244) the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 5A. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY
STUDIES OF EXISTING TRAILS FOR POSSIBLE
TRAIL EXPANSION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(A) ROUTE.—The term ‘route’ includes a
trail segment commonly known as a cutoff.
‘‘(B) SHARED
ROUTE.—The term ‘shared
route’ means a route that was a segment of more
than one historic trail, including a route shared
with an existing national historic trail.
‘‘(2) STUDY REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES.—
The study requirements and objectives specified in
section 5(b) shall apply to a study required by this
section. The study shall also assess the effect that des-
ignation of the studied route as a component of an ex-
isting national scenic trail or national historic trail
may have on private property along the proposed
route.
‘‘(3) COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF STUDY.—
A study listed in this section shall be completed and
submitted to the Congress not later than three com-
plete fiscal years from the date of the enactment of
this section, or from the date of the enactment of the
addition of the study to this section, whichever is
later.
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
STUDY
RESULTS.—
Upon completion of a study required by this section,
if the Secretary conducting the study determines that
a studied route is a feasible and suitable addition to
the existing national scenic trail or national historic
trail that was the subject of the study, the Secretary
shall designate the route as a component of that na-
tional scenic trail or national historic trail. The Sec-
retary shall publish notice of the designation in the
Federal Register.
‘‘(b) OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—
‘‘(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the routes of the
Oregon Trail listed in paragraph (2) and generally
depicted on the map entitled ‘Western Emigrant
Trails 1830/1870’ and dated 1991/1993, and of such
shared routes that the Secretary considers appro-
priate, to determine the feasibility and suitability of
designation of one or more of the routes as compo-
nents of the Oregon National Historic Trail.
‘‘(2) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be stud-
ied under paragraph (1) are the following:
‘‘(A) Whitman Mission route.
‘‘(B) Upper Columbia River.
‘‘(C) Cowlitz River route.
‘‘(D) Meek cutoff.
‘‘(E) Free Emigrant Road.
‘‘(F) North Alternate Oregon Trail.
‘‘(G) Goodale’s cutoff.
‘‘(H) North Side alternate route.
‘‘(I) Cutoff to Barlow Road.
‘‘(J) Naches Pass Trail.
‘‘(c) PONY EXPRESS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—
The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of the
approximately 20-mile southern alternative route of the
Pony Express Trail from Wathena, Kansas, to Troy, Kan-
sas, and such shared routes that the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, to determine the feasibility and suitability of des-
ignation of one or more of the routes as components of the
Pony Express National Historic Trail.
‘‘(d) CALIFORNIA NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—
‘‘(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the Missouri Val-
ley, central, and western routes of the California
Trail listed in paragraph (2) and generally depicted
on the map entitled ‘Western Emigrant Trails 1830/
1870’ and dated 1991/1993, and of such shared Mis-
souri Valley, central, and western routes that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, to determine the feasi-
bility and suitability of designation of one or more of
the routes as components of the California National
Historic Trail.
‘‘(2) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be stud-
ied under paragraph (1) are the following:
‘‘(A) 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
cutoff.
‘‘(viii) Lower Plattsmouth Route.
‘‘(ix) Lower Bellevue Route.
‘‘(x) Woodbury cutoff.
‘‘(xi) Blue Ridge cutoff.
‘‘(xii) Westport Road.
‘‘(xiii) Gum Springs–Fort Leaven-
worth 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.
‘‘(B) CENTRAL ROUTES.—
‘‘(i) Cherokee Trail, including splits.
‘‘(ii) Weber Canyon route of Hastings
cutoff.
‘‘(iii) Bishop Creek cutoff.
‘‘(iv) McAuley cutoff.
‘‘(v) Diamond Springs cutoff.
‘‘(vi) Secret Pass.
‘‘(vii) Greenhorn cutoff.
‘‘(viii) Central Overland Trail.
‘‘(C) 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) Henness 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.
‘‘(e) MORMON PIONEER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—
‘‘(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the routes of the
Morman Pioneer Trail listed in paragraph (2) and
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Western Emi-
grant Trails 1830/1870’ and dated 1991/1993, and of
such shared routes that the Secretary considers appro-
priate, to determine the feasibility and suitability of
designation of one or more of the routes as compo-
nents of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.
‘‘(2) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be stud-
ied under paragraph (1) are the following:
‘‘(A) 1846 Subsequent routes A and B
(Lucas and Clarke Counties, Iowa).
‘‘(B) 1856–57 Handcart route (Iowa City to
Council Bluffs)
‘‘(C) Keokuk route (Iowa).
‘‘(D) 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and Loup
River Crossings in Nebraska.
‘‘(E) Fort Leavenworth Road; Ox Bow route
and alternates in Kansas and Missouri (Oregon
and California Trail routes used by Mormon
emigrants).
‘‘(F) 1850 Golden Pass Road in Utah.
‘‘(f) SHARED
CALIFORNIA
AND
OREGON
TRAIL
ROUTES.—
‘‘(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall undertake a study of the shared routes
of the California Trail and Oregon Trail listed in
paragraph (2) and generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870’ and dated
1991/1993, and of such other shared routes that the
Secretary considers appropriate, to determine the fea-
sibility and suitability of designation of one or more
of the routes as shared components of the California
National Historic Trail and the Oregon National
Historic Trail.
‘‘(2) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be stud-
ied under paragraph (1) are the following:
‘‘(A) St. Joe Road.
‘‘(B) Council Bluffs Road.
‘‘(C) Sublette cutoff.
‘‘(D) Applegate route.
‘‘(E) Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow Trail).
‘‘(F) Childs cutoff.
‘‘(G) Raft River to Applegate.’’.
Union Calendar No. 45
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 37
[Report No. 107–89]
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to up-
date the feasibility and suitability studies of 4
national historic trails and provide for possible
additions to such trails.
JUNE 6, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed