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PUBLIC LAW 103-145—NOV. 17, 1993 107 STAT. 1497 SEC. 3. STUDY OF TRAIL. Section 5(c) of the National Trail System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: "(36)(A) El Camino Real Para Los Texas, the approximate series of routes from Saltillo, Monclova, and Guerrero, Mexico across Texas through San Antonio and Nacogdoches, to the vicinity of Los Adaes, Louisiana, together with the evolving routes later known as the San Antonio Road. "(B) The study shall— "(i) examine the changing roads within the historic corridor; "(ii) examine the major connecting branch routes; "(iii) determine the individual or combined suitability and feasibility of routes for potential national historic trail designation; "(iv) consider the preservation heritage plan developed by the Texas Department of Transportation entitled 'A Texas Legacy: The Old San Antonio Road and the Caminos Reales', dated January, 1991; and "(v) make recommendations concerning the suitability and feasibility of establishing an international historical park where the trail crosses the United States-Mexico border at Maverick County, Texas, and Guerrero, Mexico. "(C) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to work in cooperation with the government of Mexico (including, but not limited to providing technical assistance) to detemine the suitability and feasibility of establishing an international historic trail along the El Camino Real Para Los Texas. "(D) The study shall be undertaken in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the Texas Department of Transportation. "(E) The study shall consider alternative name designations for the trail. "(F) The study shall be completed no later than two years after the date funds are made available for the study.". SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. Approved November 17, 1993. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 983: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-327 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-95 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): July 21, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 8, considered and passed House. 69-194O-94-18:QL.3Part2