[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2849 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2849

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 25, 2007

 Mr. Cole of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Boren, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Lucas, 
Mrs. Musgrave, and Mr. Thornberry) introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Natural 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''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL FOR STUDY AND 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'), 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.''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL FOR STUDY AND 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'), 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.''.

SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 12441(c)) 
is amended by striking ``of this section:'' in the first sentence and 
inserting the following: ``of this section. Not later than 3 complete 
fiscal years after the date of the enactment of an Act requiring a new 
study under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
Congress the newly required study.''.

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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