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National Discovery Trails Act of 2001

Introduced: January 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Discovery Trails Act of 2001 - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide for the establishment, as components of the National Trails System, of 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 nonprofit organization.

Provides 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.

What's happening now May 16, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3