[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10539]
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                  NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENT

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Energy Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4841 
and H.R. 3085, and the Senate proceed to their immediate consideration 
en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bills by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4841) to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to 
     make a technical correction.
       A bill (H.R. 3085) to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to update the feasibility and suitability study originally 
     prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and 
     provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land 
     components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills 
en bloc.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bills, as amended, if amended, 
be read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5113) was agreed to, as follows:

  (Purpose: To clarify that additional funds are not authorized to be 
    appropriated to carry out the feasibility and suitability study)

       On page 3, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(iv) The related campgrounds located along the routes and 
     land components described in clauses (i) through (iii).
       ``(D) No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out subparagraph (C). The Secretary may accept 
     donations for the Trail from private, nonprofit, or tribal 
     organizations.''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time. The bill (H.R. 3085), as amended, was read the third time, 
and passed.
  The bill (H.R. 4841) was ordered to be read a third time, was read 
the third time and passed.

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