A bill to amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) Trail as a component of the National Trails System.
Public Law 99-445 · S. 1542 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 6, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. James McClure (R-ID)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. John Melcher,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Nez Perce National Historic Trail from Wallowa Lake, Oregon, to Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, as part of the National Trails System.
Prohibits the acquisition of non-Federal lands for such Trail. Permits the inclusion of non-Federal lands in such Trail if appropriate segments are nominated, administered, and paid for by non-Federal agencies.
Authorizes the acceptance of donated markers to identify significant locations on the Trail.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Oct 6, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-445.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 24, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 13, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 11, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Aug 7, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 30, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 11, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 31, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.