II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 276 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2011 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Pike National Historic Trail.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pike National Historic Trail Study Act of 2011.

2.

Western States Trail Study

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (46)

Pike National Historic Trail

The Pike National Historic Trail, a series of routes extending approximately 3,664 miles, which follows the route taken by Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike during the 1806–1807 Pike expedition that began in Fort Bellefontaine, Missouri, extended through portions of the States of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and ended in Natchitoches, Louisiana. .