National Discovery Trails Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Discovery Trails Act
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails as part of the national trails system. Such trails (1) shall be extended, continuous, interstate trails located to provide for outstanding outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities; (2) shall provide for the conservation and enjoyment of significant natural, cultural, and historic resources and be so located as to represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and back country regions of the Nation; and (3) may be designated on federal lands and, with the owner's consent, on nonfederal lands.
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 near Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado, is designated as a national discovery trail.
The bill sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail.
The appropriate federal department for each national discovery trail shall (1) administer the trail in cooperation with at least one competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the trail's protection, management, development, and use.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2019 to Dec 18, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jan 23, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 18, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jan 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
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- Jan 23, 2019Introduced in House
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