National Discovery Trails Act

Summary

National Discovery Trails Act This bill 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. The bill authorizes the designation of such trails 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 at 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 a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the trail's protection, management, development, and use.

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Timeline

1. 14 July 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 July 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 July 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 July 2017

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Sponsors

• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Cosponsor
• Anthony Brown · D · Cosponsor
• John Delaney · D · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → National Discovery Trails Act
• related to ← National Discovery Trails Act of 2015