[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1991 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1991

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
 determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and 
 Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated 
with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2007

  Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
 determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and 
 Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated 
with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, 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 ``Lewis and Clark National Historic 
Trail Extension Study Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eastern legacy sites.--The term ``Eastern Legacy 
        sites'' means the sites associated with the preparation or 
        return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, commonly known 
        as the ``Eastern Legacy'', including sites in Virginia, the 
        District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West 
        Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and 
        Illinois.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Trail.--The term ``Trail'' means the Lewis and Clark 
        National Historic Trail designated by section 5(a)(6) of the 
        National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)).

SEC. 3. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL EXTENSION STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of extending the Trail to include the 
Eastern Legacy sites.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the routes followed by Meriwether Lewis and 
        William Clark, whether independently or together, during--
                    (A) the preparation phase of the expedition 
                starting in Monticello, located near Charlottesville, 
                Virginia, and traveling to Wood River, Illinois; and
                    (B) the return phase of the expedition from St. 
                Louis, Missouri, to Washington, D.C.;
            (2) evaluate the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
        Eastern Legacy sites to the Trail;
            (3) analyze the potential impact that the inclusion of the 
        Eastern Legacy sites is likely to have on the Eastern Legacy 
        sites; and
            (4) analyze the potential impact that the inclusion of the 
        Eastern Legacy sites in the Trail is likely to have on tourist 
        visitation to the western half of the Trail.
    (c) Criteria.--The criteria for the study of areas for potential 
inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8 of Public 
Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5) shall apply to the study under subsection 
(a).
    (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
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