[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5596]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO AMEND THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2007

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, today I am introducing a bill to amend 
the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national 
historic trails, and for other purposes.
  This legislation shall authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study certain routes of the Oregon Trail to determine the suitability 
of becoming part of the Oregon National Historic Trail. Additionally, a 
20-mile southern alternative route of the Pony Express trail shall be 
considered along with portions of Missouri Valley and central and 
western routes of the California trail to be designated as the Pony 
Express National Historic Trail and the Californian National Historic 
Trail respectively. Lastly, the Secretary shall undertake the study of 
certain routes for the consideration of the Mormon Pioneer National 
Historic Trail.
  The recognition and maintenance of these trails provide our citizens 
with an opportunity to retrace the journeys of our ancestors, and 
engage in living history.

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