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National Discovery Trails Act of 2015

Introduced: June 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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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
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 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2015
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 28, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2661: National Discovery Trails Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2661/
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"H.R. 2661: National Discovery Trails Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2661/.
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H.R. 2661, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2661/.
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