National Discovery Trails Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Discovery Trails Act of 2015
Amends the National Trails System Act to establish as part of the national trails system national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located 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 owner's consent, on non-federal lands.
Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail extending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes at Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado.
Sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail.
Requires the appropriate Department for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the trail's protection, management, development, and use.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Oct 23, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 23, 2015 |
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 Jun 4, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3915.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3251 | National Discovery Trails Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 28, 2017 |
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 include national discovery trails, and to designate the American Discovery Trail, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Discovery Trails Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
