A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 12, 2015)
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people.
Requires Interior to consider input from owners of private land within or adjacent to such study area.
What just happenedFeb 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 12, 2015
- Feb 12, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Feb 12, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate