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IN HCR0030
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/28/2017
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Saunders
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AI Summary
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Urges the National Park Service to expeditiously complete the Eastern Legacy Special Resource Study mandated by Congress in Section 343 of Public Law 110-229 (2008).
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Requests the study report include a recommendation to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail eastward to include historically significant eastern corridors of the Corps of Discovery expedition from 1803 through 1809.
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Highlights Indiana's connection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including William Bratton from Waynetown who joined the expedition near Clarksville and completed the entire journey, and the Falls of the Ohio as an Eastern Legacy site.
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Identifies the potential economic benefits to Indiana's tourism industry and overall state economy from extending the trail to include Eastern Legacy sites.
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Directs the House Principal Clerk to transmit the resolution to Indiana's Congressional delegation, the National Park Service Director, and the Midwest Regional Director of the National Park Service.
Legislative Description
Petitioning the National Park Service to complete the Eastern Legacy Special Resource Study mandated by Congress in 2008 and to recommend inclusion of the Eastern Legacy sites, which include Indiana locations, in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Brown L, Buck, Charbonneau, Crane, Delph, Eckerty, Ford, Freeman, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Kenley, Koch, Kruse, Lanane, Leising, Long, Melton, Merritt, Messmer, Mishler, Mrvan, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Perfect, Raatz, Randolph, Ruckelshaus, Sandlin, Smith J, Stoops, Tallian, Taylor G, Walker, Young M, Zakas, Zay added as cosponsors
4/13/2017