Title: Emancipation National Historic Trail Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Emancipation National Historic Trail Act
This bill designates the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4745 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4745

 To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2018

 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emancipation National Historic Trail 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

    (a) Designation of Emancipation National Historic Trail.--Section 
5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
            ``(__) Emancipation national historic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the results of 
                the study conducted under subsection (c)(__), the 
                Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending 
                approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and 
                Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State 
                Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to 
                Freedmen's Town and Emancipation Park in Houston, 
                Texas, following the migration route taken by newly 
                freed slaves and other persons of African descent from 
                the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the 
                burgeoning community of Freedmen's Town, located in the 
                4th Ward of Houston, Texas.
                    ``(B) Administration.--The trail shall be 
                administered by the National Park Service, in 
                cooperation with the relevant Federal, State, and local 
                authorities.
                    ``(C) Map.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
                make the map described in section 5(c)(__)(B) available 
                for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
                Secretary.''.
    (b) Study of Emancipation 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 following:
            ``(__)(A) In general.--The Emancipation National Historic 
        Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman 
        Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas 
        State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen's 
        Town and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas.
            ``(B) Map.--The Secretary of the Interior shall include in 
        the study a map of the trail described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Completion date.--The study shall be completed not 
        later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
        paragraph.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
$5,000,000 for purposes of this Act.
    (d) Date of Enactment of Designation.--Subsection (a) shall be 
enacted upon the date that the study required by the amendment made in 
subsection (b) has been submitted to Congress.
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