Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include: (1) the route followed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the preparation phase of their expedition, starting at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia, and traveling to Wood River, Illinois, and in the return phase starting from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Washington, D.C.; and (2) each designated Lewis and Clark site in the states of Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3513 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3513
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the
preparation or return phase of the Lewis Clark expedition, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 2006
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 amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the
preparation or return phase of the Lewis Clark 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 Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRAIL.
Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C.
1244(a)(6)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(6) The'' and inserting the following:
``(6) The lewis and clark national historic trail.--'';
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ``The'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) Description of trail.--The'';
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ``The'' and
inserting the following:
``(B) Map.--The'';
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ``The'' and
inserting the following:
``(C) Administration.--The''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Extension of trail.--
``(i) In general.--In addition to the route
described in subparagraph (A), the Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail shall be extended
to include the route followed by Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark, whether independently
or together, in--
``(I) the preparation phase of the
expedition, starting at Monticello,
located near Charlottesville, Virginia,
and traveling to Wood River, Illinois;
and
``(II) the return phase of the
expedition, starting from Saint Louis,
Missouri, to Washington, D.C.
``(ii) Inclusion of designated sites.--The
extended route shall include each designated
Lewis and Clark site located in--
``(I) the State of Virginia;
``(II) the District of Columbia;
``(III) the State of Maryland;
``(IV) the State of Delaware;
``(V) the State of Pennsylvania;
``(VI) the State of West Virginia;
``(VII) the State of Ohio;
``(VIII) the State of Kentucky;
``(IX) the State of Tennessee;
``(X) the State of Indiana; and
``(XI) the State of Illinois.
``(iii) Study.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which funds are first made
available to conduct a suitability and
feasibility study, the Secretary of the
Interior shall complete those studies to
include the extended route.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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