HR 36 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

National Discovery Trails Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Doug Bereuter R-NE

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 16, 2002 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Discovery Trails Act of 2001 - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide for the establishment, as components of the National Trails System, of national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.

Authorizes the designation of such trails on Federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-Federal lands. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide nonprofit organization.

Provides requirements for designation as a national discovery trail.

Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Sep 18, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INBaron P. HillFeb 14, 2001
D-PAChaka FattahFeb 14, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaFeb 14, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsFeb 14, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 14, 2001
R-IAJames A. LeachFeb 14, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranFeb 14, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyFeb 14, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 14, 2001
R-COScott McInnisFeb 14, 2001
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestFeb 14, 2001
R-KYAnne M. NorthupFeb 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyFeb 27, 2001
D-COMark UdallFeb 27, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishFeb 27, 2001
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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Feb 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
  3. Feb 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  4. Feb 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  5. Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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