[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2964 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2964

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm Trail 
and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for 
    potential addition to the National Trails System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2005

Mr. Cole of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Boren) 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 Chisholm Trail 
and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for 
    potential addition to the National Trails System, 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 ``Chisholm and Great Western Cattle 
Trails Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL FOR STUDY AND FOR POTENTIAL 
              ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

    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 paragraph:
    ``(__) The Chisholm Trail National Historic Trail (Also Known as 
the Abilene Trail).--The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a 
study of the routes commonly known as the Chisholm Trail, from the 
vicinity of Brownsville, Texas; northward through the vicinity of San 
Antonio, Texas and segments from the vicinity of Cuero, Texas; to Ft. 
Worth, Texas; Duncan, Oklahoma, and alternate segments used through 
Oklahoma, to Enid, Oklahoma; Caldwell, Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; 
Abilene, Kansas; and the segments running to alternative Kansas 
destinations that were commonly used, to determine the feasibility and 
suitability of designation of one or more of the routes as components 
of the Chisholm Trail National Historic Trail.''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL FOR STUDY AND FOR 
              POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 12441(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(__) The Great Western Trail National Historic Trail (Also Known 
as the Dodge City Trail).--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
undertake a study of the routes commonly known as the Great Western 
Trail, from the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas, north-by-northwest 
through the vicinities of Kerrville and Menard, Texas; north-by-
northeast through the vicinities of Coleman and Albany, Texas; north 
through the vicinity of Vernon, Texas, to Doan's Crossing, Texas; 
northward through Oklahoma through or near the vicinities of Altus, 
Lone Wolf, Canute, Vici, May; and north through Kansas to Dodge City, 
to determine the feasibility and suitability of designation of one or 
more of the routes as components of the Great Western Trail National 
Historic Trail.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Study Requirements and Objectives.--The study requirements and 
objectives specified in section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1244(b)) shall apply to studies required by this Act.
    (b) Completion and Submission of Study.--Not later than three 
complete fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall complete and submit to Congress the 
studies required. In the case of a study added to this section after 
that date, the study shall be completed and submitted to Congress not 
later than three complete fiscal years after the date of the enactment 
of the law adding the study to this section.

SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION.

    No lands or interests therein outside the exterior boundaries of 
any federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal 
Government for the Chisholm Trail or Great Western Trail except with 
the consent of the owner thereof.
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