II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3513 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2006 Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation or return phase of the Lewis Clark expedition, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act of 2006.
2.
Extension of trail
Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— (1)by striking (6) The and inserting the following: (6)
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
; (2)in the first sentence, by striking The and inserting the following: (A)
Description of trail
The ; (3)in the second sentence, by striking The and inserting the following: (B)
Map
The ; (4)in the third sentence, by striking The and inserting the following: (C)
Administration
The ; and (5)by adding at the end the following: (D)
Extension of trail
(i)
In general
In addition to the route described in subparagraph (A), the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail shall be extended to include the route followed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whether independently or together, in— (I)the preparation phase of the expedition, starting at Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, and traveling to Wood River, Illinois; and (II)the return phase of the expedition, starting from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Washington, D.C. (ii)
Inclusion of designated sites
The extended route shall include each designated Lewis and Clark site located in— (I)the State of Virginia; (II)the District of Columbia; (III)the State of Maryland; (IV)the State of Delaware; (V)the State of Pennsylvania; (VI)the State of West Virginia; (VII)the State of Ohio; (VIII)the State of Kentucky; (IX)the State of Tennessee; (X)the State of Indiana; and (XI)the State of Illinois. (iii)
Study
Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are first made available to conduct a suitability and feasibility study, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete those studies to include the extended route. .