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HR 3755 111th Congress House

Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and Colorado, for study for potential addition to the national trails system.

Introduced: October 7, 2009 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ColoradoGovernment studies and investigationsKansasParks, recreation areas, trailsProperty rights
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Oct 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Oct 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas and Colorado, which was an overland trail route across the Great Plains during pioneer days beginning in 1859 and ending with the arrival of the railroad in Denver in 1870, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from considering specified alternatives related to private property protections. Requires such study to include an analysis and documentation regarding whether each alternative proposed has potential or actual impact on private property within or adjacent to the trail area. Requires private property owners whose land will be studied to be notified that such study will be conducted.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3755: Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3755/
MLA
"H.R. 3755: Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3755/.
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H.R. 3755, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3755/.
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