[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1796 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1796

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the 
Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the 
Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
 System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2005

Ms. McCollum of Minnesota (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Corrine Brown 
of Florida, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Berry, and Mr. 
    Sabo) 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 designate the route of the 
Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the 
Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails 
 System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 
                        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 ``Mississippi River Trail Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR STUDY FOR 
              POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the first paragraph after paragraph 
        (40) as paragraph (41) and, in such paragraph, by striking 
        ``The'' and inserting ``Long Walk Trail.--The'';
            (2) by redesignating the second paragraph after paragraph 
        (40) as paragraph (42); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(43) Mississippi River Trail.--The route of the Mississippi River 
from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.''.
    (b) Relation to Other Studies.--The study required by the amendment 
made by this section is intended to complement, and not duplicate, 
other studies of the scenic or historical importance of the Mississippi 
River that may be underway or undertaken.
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