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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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cheri Bustos
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
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