HR 4878 United States House · 117th Congress

National Discovery Trails Act

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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 30, 2021 Last action Apr 28, 2022
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Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Aug 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Jul 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jul 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 64 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
CA
10
Co
Photo of Alan S. Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
CA
47
Co
Photo of Alexander X. Mooney
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
WV
2
Co
Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
Co
Photo of Anna G. Eshoo
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
CA
16
Co
Photo of Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
MD
4
Co
Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12
Co
Photo of Bobby L. Rush
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
IL
1
Co
Photo of Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
1
Co
Photo of Cheri Bustos
Cheri Bustos
DDemocratic
IL
17
Co
Photo of Chris Pappas
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
NH
1