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MO HCR29
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/31/2015
Primary Sponsor
Warren Love
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AI Summary
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Urges the United States Congress to develop plans and proposals to add the historic Butterfield Overland Trail to the National Historic Trails System
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The Butterfield Overland Mail Company operated from 1858 to 1861, with the first stagecoach departing Tipton, Missouri on September 16, 1858 and completing the 2,812-mile transcontinental journey to San Francisco in 23 days
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The trail passed through 11 Missouri counties: Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis, Benton, Hickory, Polk, Greene, Christian, Stone, Lawrence, and Barry
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Congress previously passed legislation (Section 7209 of Public Law 111-11) signed by President Obama on March 30, 2009, recognizing the national importance of these routes
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Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to each member of Missouri's Congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urges Congress to make the historic Butterfield Overland Trail part of the National Trails System
Last Action
Referred: Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions, and Ethics(S)
4/1/2015