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H.R. 454 111th Congress House

Trail of Tears Documentation Act

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AlabamaArkansasFederal-Indian relationsGeorgia
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Government studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasLand transfersNorth CarolinaOklahomaParks, recreation areas, trailsProperty rightsTennessee
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trail of Tears Documentation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to add as components of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, as generally described in the environmentally preferred alternative of the November 2007 Feasibility Study Amendment and Environmental Assessment for Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the following routes and land components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Oklahoma: (1) the Benge and Bell routes; (2) the land components of the designated water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee; (3) the routes from the collection forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the emigration depots; and (4) the related campgrounds located along such routes and land components.

Prohibits acquisition of lands or interests in lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area by the federal government for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail except with the consent of the owner.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 146 Text similarities Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
  • S 22 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 454: Trail of Tears Documentation Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-454/
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