S 578 · 100th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Trail of Tears as a National Historic Trail.

Introduced 1987-02-23· Sponsored by Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-192.(1987-12-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the routes traveled by the Cherokee Nation through Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, as a part of the System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to consider establishing interpretive sites near Hopkinsville, Kentucky.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]KY