National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2015 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance.
Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; (2) provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; (3) address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; (4) prioritize increased volunteerism and partnerships in those regions with the most severe trail maintenance needs, and where backlogs are jeopardizing access to national forest lands; and (5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by 100% within 5 years.
Directs USDA to study opportunities to improve trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use fire crews in trail maintenance activities.
Deems a volunteer with a partner organization to be considered a federal employee for the purposes of civil claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer services.
Sets forth provisions for the selection of priority areas for increased trail maintenance accomplishments.
Directs USDA to establish a pilot program to offset all or part of the land use fee for outfitting and guiding permits.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2015 to Mar 14, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 28, 2015 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 9, 2015 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Nov 9, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 10, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2015Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-154.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 845 | National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act | Identical bill | Nov 28, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
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