Doug Bereuter: “this Member, of course, is in strong support of H.R. 37, a bill this Member introduced on January 3 of this year. This…”

“this Member, of course, is in strong support of H.R. 37, a bill this Member introduced on January 3 of this year. This Member also introduced similar legislation in the 106th Congress. I would begin by commending the distinguished gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley), the chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands; the distinguished gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Christensen), the ranking member of the subcommittee, the distinguished gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), the chairman of the Committee on Resources; and the distinguished gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), the ranking member of the Committee on Resources, for their work in bringing this legislation to the floor. I might say to my colleague, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones), I thank him for managing this legislation. The bill is necessary and should be noncontroversial. It is a straightforward effort to provide a one-time feasibility study updating the background for the four national historic trails, the Oregon, the California, Mormon and Pony Express trails. The measure simply recognizes the fact that there are additional routes and cutoffs which may deserve inclusion in the National Trails System.”