National Discovery Trails Act
Latest action · Sep 21, 2022 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Aug 1, 2022 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Aug 1, 2022 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 30, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Aug 1, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4878 | National Discovery Trails Act | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2022Introduced in Senate
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