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
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.
- 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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2015Hearings Jul 16, 2015 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-154 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO REVIEW PENDING FOREST SERVICE AND FORESTRY RELATED BILLS153 pages | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Jul 16, 2015 |
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
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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