George P. Radanovich: “H.R. 5466 introduced by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis) would amend the National Trails System Act to…”

“H.R. 5466 introduced by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis) would amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail within the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. This bill would designate a series of water routes along 3,000 miles of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as a natural historic water trail. The trail would include routes in the States of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware and the District of Columbia and would be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, with coordination from the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network, the Chesapeake Bay program and Federal, State, tribal, regional and local agencies. The goal of the bill is to educate the public about the 1607 and 1608 voyage of Captain John Smith to chart the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay. Designating the trail would provide new opportunities for education, recreation and historic tourism in the region. As we approach the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement and the beginning of Captain Smith's exploration in 2007, the enactment of this bill is most timely. I urge the adoption of the bill.”