[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 247 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 247

  To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette 
 National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail 
        in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2007

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
Walden of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette 
 National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail 
        in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of 
                            Representatives.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL, WILLAMETTE 
              NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON, IN HONOR OF JIM WEAVER, A FORMER 
              MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Designation.--Forest Service trail number 3590 in the 
Willamette National Forest in Lane County, Oregon, which is a 19.6 mile 
trail that begins and ends at North Waldo Campground and 
circumnavigates Waldo Lake, is hereby designated as a national 
recreation trail under section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1243) and shall be known as the ``Jim Weaver Loop Trail''.
    (b) Interpretive Sign.--Using funds available for the Forest 
Service, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare, install, and 
maintain an appropriate sign at the trailhead of the Jim Weaver Loop 
Trail to indicate the name of the trail and to provide information 
regarding the life and career of Congressman Jim Weaver.
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