[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2001

 Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 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 Representatives 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 generally depicted on the map 
entitled ____, dated ____, 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 Oregon 
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 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate.
    ``(C) The routes to be studied in accordance with subparagraph (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 HISTORIC 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 feasibility 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 designate the 
route as a component of the Pony Express 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 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 cutoffs listed in subparagraph 
(D) and generally depicted on the map entitled ____, dated ____, 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 Historic Trail. Upon completion of the 
study, if the Secretary determines such routes and cutoffs are a 
feasible and suitable addition to the California National Historic 
Trail, the Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs as 
components of the California 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 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 cutoff.
                    ``(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 cutoff.
                    ``(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 following new paragraphs:
    ``( ) Additional mormon pioneer national historic trail study.--(A) 
The routes and cutoffs listed in subparagraph (B) and generally 
depicted on the map entitled ____, dated ____, 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 determines such routes and 
cutoffs are a feasible and suitable 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 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 Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    ``(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with subparagraph (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 entitled ____, dated ____, 2000, as shared 
components of the California National Historic Trail and 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 such trails, the Secretary shall designate the routes and cutoffs as 
components of the trails. 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 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate.
    ``(B) The routes to be studied in accordance with subparagraph (A) 
are as follows:
            ``(i) St. Joe Road.
            ``(ii) Council Bluffs Road.
            ``(iii) Sublette cutoff.
            ``(iv) Applegate route.
            ``(v) Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow Trail).
            ``(vi) Childs cutoff.
            ``(vii) Raft River to Applegate.''.
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