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National Discovery Trails Act of 2015

Introduced: June 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 4, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Discovery Trails Act of 2015

Amends the National Trails System Act to establish as part of the national trails system national discovery trails, which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located 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 owner's consent, on non-federal lands.

Designates as a national discovery trail 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 at Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado.

Sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail.

Requires the appropriate Department 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 trail's protection, management, development, and use.

What's happening now June 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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