HR 36 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

National Discovery Trails Act of 2001

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

Latest action · May 16, 2002 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

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IntroducedJan 3, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
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.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-IN	Baron P. Hill	Feb 14, 2001
D-PA	Chaka Fattah	Feb 14, 2001
R-MD	Constance A. Morella	Feb 14, 2001
D-IL	David D. Phelps	Feb 14, 2001
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Feb 14, 2001
R-IA	James A. Leach	Feb 14, 2001
D-VA	James P. Moran	Feb 14, 2001
D-MO	Karen McCarthy	Feb 14, 2001
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi	Feb 14, 2001
R-CO	Scott McInnis	Feb 14, 2001
R-MD	Wayne T. Gilchrest	Feb 14, 2001
R-KY	Anne M. Northup	Feb 27, 2001
D-GA	Cynthia A. McKinney	Feb 27, 2001
D-CO	Mark Udall	Feb 27, 2001
R-PA	Phil English	Feb 27, 2001
D-CA	Tom Lantos	Feb 27, 2001
D-MI	David E. Bonior	Mar 29, 2001
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich	Mar 29, 2001
D-MI	James A. Barcia	Mar 29, 2001
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello	Mar 29, 2001
D-IL	Lane Evans	Mar 29, 2001
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey	Mar 29, 2001
D-VA	Rick Boucher	Mar 29, 2001
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Apr 24, 2001
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers	Apr 24, 2001
R-IL	Jerry Weller	May 3, 2001
R-NE	Lee Terry	May 3, 2001
R-DE	Michael N. Castle	May 3, 2001
R-NY	Sherwood Boehlert	May 3, 2001
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock	May 24, 2001
D-CA	Ellen O. Tauscher	May 24, 2001
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	May 24, 2001
D-AL	Earl F. Hilliard	Jun 5, 2001
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Jun 5, 2001
D-OH	Ted Strickland	Jun 5, 2001
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Jul 24, 2001
D-WV	Alan B. Mollohan	Sep 5, 2001
R-CO	Joel Hefley	Sep 10, 2001
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Nov 29, 2001
R-IL	John Shimkus	Sep 18, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2001
	Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee	Referred Feb 15, 2001
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Feb 15, 2001Hearings May 16, 2002

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 107-116	H.R. 36, H.R. 3858, and H.R. 410368 pages	Natural Resources Committee	May 16, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery trails, and to designate the cross country American Discovery Trail as the first national discovery trail.
Short Titles as Introduced: National Discovery Trails Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House

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