,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,warner7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the ,september #aath ,national ,memorial
 ,trail as an important trail and       
greenway all individuals should enjoy in
 honor of the heroes of ,september      
#aath4  ,whereas ,september #aath1      
#bjja1 is the date of one of the worst  
terrorist attacks on ,united ,states    
soil1 claiming nearly #c1jjj lives at   
the ,world ,trade ,center in ,new ,york 
,city1 the ,pentagon in ,virginia1 and  
the ,flight #ic crash site near         
,shanksville1 ,pennsylvania2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states came together to    
honor the loved ones who were victims of
 the attack and the heroes of ,september
 #aath1 including the first responders1 
in the days1 weeks1 and months after the

 attack by erecting the ,national       
,september #aa ,memorial and ,museum1   
the ,pentagon ,memorial1 and the ,flight
 #ic ,national ,memorial2 ,whereas1 as a
 further tribute to first responders and
 the individuals who lost their lives1  
the ,september #aath ,national ,memorial
 ,trail ,alliance1 in partnership with  
,state and local governments and other  
nonprofit organizations1 was formed to  
develop a #a1cjj-mile trail and greenway
 to connect the #c memorials2 ,whereas  
the ,september #aath ,national ,memorial
 ,trail is a biking1 hiking1 and driving
 trail that provides a physical link    
between the #c memorials2 ,whereas the  
,september #aath ,national ,memorial    
,trail passes through ,virginia1        
,maryland1 ,west ,virginia1             
,pennsylvania1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,york1
 ,delaware1 and the ,district of        
,columbia2 ,whereas the ,september #aath
 ,national ,memorial ,trail forms an    
unbroken triangle that links the cities1
 towns1 and communities along the trail 

that are home to ,state and local       
memorials and other significant sites   
that reflect the spirit of ,united      
,states patriotism and resilience2      
,whereas the ,september #aath ,national 
,memorial ,trail-- 7#a7 starts at the   
,pentagon ,memorial in ,arlington1      
,virginia2  7#b7 follows the ,mt4       
,vernon ,trail and then extends north   
along the #ahd-mile ,chesapeake and     
,ohio ,canal ,national ,historical      
,park2  7#c7 connects at ,cumberland1   
,maryland1 with the #aej-mile ,great    
,allegheny ,passage1 which the ,trail   
then follows to ,garrett in ,somerset   
,county1 ,pennsylvania2  7#d7 turns     
northeast and continues for             
approximately #ba miles to the ,flight  
#ic ,national ,memorial2  7#e7 continues
 east through the communities and       
historic sights of ,pennsylvania until  
arriving at the #acj-mile ,liberty      
,water ,gap ,trail in ,new ,jersey1     
which the ,trail then follows to ,new   
,york ,city2  7#f7 continues to the     

,national ,september #aa ,memorial and  
,museum in ,new ,york ,city2  7#g7      
returns south1 following important      
sections of the ,east ,coast ,greenway  
and connecting the #i_/aa ,memorial     
,garden of ,reflection to the trail2    
7#h7 continues along the ,national ,mall
 in ,washington1 ,,dc2 and  7#i7 ends at
 the ,pentagon ,memorial2  ,whereas the 
,september #aath ,national ,memorial    
,trail serves as an important           
recreational and transportation venue   
for promoting tourism1 economic         
development1 healthy bodies and minds1  
and cultural and educational            
opportunities2 ,whereas the ,september  
#aath ,national ,memorial ,trail has the
 support of ,states1 local communities1 
and the private sector2 ,whereas        
recognition by the ,senate of the       
,september #aath ,national ,memorial    
,trail does not confer any affiliation  
of the ,trail with the ,national ,park  
,service or the ,national ,trails       
,system2 ,whereas recognition by the    

,senate of the ,september #aath         
,national ,memorial ,trail does not     
authorize ,federal funds to be expended 
for any purpose related to the ,trail2  
and ,whereas ,states1 local communities1
 and the private sector are encouraged  
to join together to complete the        
,september #aath ,national ,memorial    
,trail3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate recognizes the ,september #aath
 ,national ,memorial ,trail as an       
important trail and greenway all        
individuals should enjoy in honor of the
 heroes of ,september #aath4