[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1970 Reported in Senate (RS)]







                                                       Calendar No. 401
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1970

                          [Report No. 109-239]

 To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and 
 suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National 
  Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, 
 land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2005

 Mr. Coburn (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Alexander) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                             April 20, 2006

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, 
                   by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and 
 suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National 
  Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, 
 land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDY OF 
              TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5(a)(16) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(16)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
        ``subsections'' and inserting ``sections''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) Not later than one complete fiscal year 
        after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a study 
        regarding the feasibility and suitability of designating, as 
        additional components of the Trail of Tears National Historic 
        Trail, the Benge and Bell routes, the land components of the 
        designated water routes in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and 
        Oklahoma, the routes from the collection forts in Alabama, 
        Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the emigration 
        depots, and related campgrounds located along such routes and 
        in such land components, by which the Cherokee Nation was 
        removed to Oklahoma. Upon completion of the study, if the 
        Secretary determines that such routes, land components, and 
        campgrounds are a feasible and suitable addition to the Trail 
        of Tears National Historic Trail, the Secretary shall designate 
        such routes, land components, and campgrounds as components of 
        the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The Secretary shall 
        publish notice of the designation in the Federal 
        Register.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(D) No additional funds are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out subparagraph (C). The Secretary may 
        accept donations for the Trail from private, nonprofit, or 
        tribal organizations.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY STUDY OF TRAIL OF 
              TEARS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

    Section 5(a)(16) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(16)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsections'' and 
        inserting ``sections''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Study of additional components.--Not later than 3 
        complete fiscal years after the date of enactment of this 
        subparagraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
        Congress a study regarding the feasibility and suitability of 
        designating, as additional components of the Trail of Tears 
        National Historic Trail, the following routes and land 
        components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to 
        Oklahoma:
                    ``(i) The Benge and Bell routes.
                    ``(ii) The land components of the designated water 
                routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
                    ``(iii) The routes from the collection forts in 
                Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the 
                emigration depots.
                    ``(iv) Related campgrounds located along those 
                routes and in those land components.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 401

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1970

                          [Report No. 109-239]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and 
 suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National 
  Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, 
 land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 20, 2006

                       Reported with an amendment