Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail.

6/26/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (the Trail), a trail consisting of water and overland routes totaling approximately 290 miles extending from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River and north to the Patapsco River and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Prohibits any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area from being acquired by the United States for the Trail except with the consent of the owner of such land or interest. Instructs the Secretary to:
(1) encourage communities, landowners along the Trail, and volunteer trail groups to participate in the planning, development, and maintenance of the Trail; and
(2) consult with other affected landowners and federal, state, and local agencies in the administration of the Trail. Allows the Secretary to provide to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations interpretive programs and services and technical assistance for use in:
(1) carrying out preservation and development of the Trail: and
(2) providing education relating to the War of 1812 along, the Trail.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. John Warner [R, VA]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.797

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 07, 2007

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• Jun 11, 2008: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Jun 26, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228..
• Jun 26, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 110-98.
• May 23, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• May 23, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-366. 11:30 a.m.
• Mar 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Mar 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2804-2805)
• Introduced on Mar 07, 2007.
• Mar 07, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2804-2805)

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• Public lands
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• District of Columbia
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• Government information
• Historic sites
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• Land transfers
• Landowners
• Maps
• Maryland
• Military history
• Natural resources
• Politics and government
• Right of property
• Sports
• Trails
• Transportation
• United Kingdom
• Virginia
• War
• Water resources
• Waterways

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