110 HR 5156 IH: John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System U.S. House of Representatives 2008-01-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5156 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2008 Mr. Clay (for himself and Mr. Wamp) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require a study of the feasibility of establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System, and for other purposes.

1.

Short Title

This Act may be cited as the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System Act.

2.

Feasibility Study

(a)

Study

The Archivist of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and with the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to lands administered by such Secretary, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System, as described in subsection (b), in substantially the same manner as studies performed by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (Public Law 109–418). (b)

Description of John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System

For purposes of this section, the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System is a system of trails marking the geographic locations in the United States (including its territories) of historically significant events related to struggles for civil rights based on racial equality, including signage or printed materials (or both) that provide information about the people and events involved in such struggles and associated with such location.

3.

Pilot Program

(a)

In General

The Secretary of the Interior shall establish and maintain individual trails marking the geographic locations of historically significant events related to struggles for civil rights based on racial equality. The Secretary shall provide for each trail signage or printed materials (or both) that provide information about the people and events involved in such struggles and associated with such locations. (b)

Location

The Secretary may establish such a trail in each State where a significant civil rights event occurred. The Secretary shall establish at least 6 such trails as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act. (c)

Authorization of Appropriations

To carry out this section there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2009 through 2015.