United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 690 (109th)
National Discovery Trails Act
Introduced
9 February 2005
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
National Discovery Trails Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities. Authorizes the designation of such trails on Federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-Federal lands. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization. Sets forth requirements for designation as a national discovery trail. Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2005
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Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 February 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/690
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/690