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HR 4886 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Licensing and registrations Parks, recreation areas, trails Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations User charges and fees

National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014

Introduced: June 18, 2014 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming 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
Jul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Jun 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jun 18, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014 - Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance.

Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; (2) provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; (3) address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; (4) prioritize increased volunteerism and partnerships in those regions with the most severe trail maintenance needs, and where backlogs are jeopardizing access to national forest lands; and (5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by 100% within 5 years.

Directs USDA to study opportunities to improve trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use fire crews in trail maintenance activities.

Deems a volunteer with a partner organization to be considered a federal employee for the purposes of civil claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer services.

Sets forth provisions for the selection of priority areas for increased trail maintenance accomplishments.

Directs USDA to establish a pilot program to offset all or part of the land use fee for outfitting and guiding permits.

What's happening now July 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4