To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, and for other purposes.

February 25, 2003

Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BERRY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. KIND, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SABO, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, 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 `Mississippi River Trail Study Act'.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROUTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

(a) DESIGNATION- Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended--

(1) by designating the first undesignated paragraph after paragraph (40) as paragraph (41) and by striking `The' and inserting `LONG WALK TRAIL- The'; and

(2) by designating the second undesignated paragraph after paragraph (40) as paragraph (42); and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(43) MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL- The route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.'.

(b) RELATION TO OTHER STUDIES- The study required by the amendment made by this section is intended to complement, and not duplicate, other studies of the scenic or historical importance of the Mississippi River that may be underway or undertaken.

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