Eastern Legacy Extension Act
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to 4,900 miles, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3045 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3045
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2017
Mr. Messer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail, 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 ``Eastern Legacy Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
(a) Extension.--Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act
(16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``three thousand seven hundred'' and
inserting ``4,900'';
(2) by striking ``Wood River, Illinois,'' and inserting
``the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,''; and
(3) by striking ``maps identified as, `Vicinity Map, Lewis
and Clark Trail' study report dated April 1977.'' and inserting
``the map entitled ____, dated ____, and numbered ____.''
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-840.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-840.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 649.
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6624-6625)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3045.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6624)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6624)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.