[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2255 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2255

 To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the 
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the 
     trails to the National Trails System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2007

Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Inhofe) 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 amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the 
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the 
     trails 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 Trail and Great Western 
Trail Studies Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDIES OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL AND GREAT WESTERN TRAIL FOR 
              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:
            ``(44) Chisholm trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Chisholm Trail (also known 
                as the `Abilene Trail'), from the vicinity of San 
                Antonio, Texas, segments from the vicinity of Cuero, 
                Texas, to Ft. Worth, Texas, Duncan, Oklahoma, alternate 
                segments used through Oklahoma, to Enid, Oklahoma, 
                Caldwell, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Abilene, Kansas, and 
                commonly used segments running to alternative Kansas 
                destinations.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--In conducting the study 
                required under this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
                Interior shall identify the point at which the trail 
                originated south of San Antonio, Texas.
            ``(45) Great western trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Great Western 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 or near the 
                vicinities of Altus, Lone Wolf, Canute, Vici, and May, 
                Oklahoma, north through Kansas to Dodge City, and north 
                through Nebraska to Ogallala.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--In conducting the study 
                required under this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
                Interior shall identify the point at which the trail 
                originated south of San Antonio, Texas.''.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

    No land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any 
federally administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government 
for the Chisholm Trail or Great Western Trail without the consent of 
the owner of the land or interest.
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