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HR 4671 111th Congress House

National Discovery Trails Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails, and to designate the American Discovery Trail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 23, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E214)
Feb 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Discovery Trails Act of 2010 - 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.

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.

Sets forth requirements for designation as a national discovery trail.

Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of such trail.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 17, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 22, 2010
Markey, Betsy
· Jul 22, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 1, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Jul 1, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· May 24, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 18, 2010
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 18, 2010
HILL, BARON
· May 13, 2010
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