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HR 3879 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Government liability Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails User charges and fees Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

SOAR Act

Introduced: July 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
Dec 18, 2020
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 18, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-678, Part I.
Jul 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 29, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Sep 19, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act

This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes (1) at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged where feasible to do so; (2) at such other locations considered appropriate and feasible.

The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall carry out a program under which they shall (1) enhance private-sector volunteer programs; (2) actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and (3) provide outreach to, and coordinate with, the private sector for such purposes.

Interior and USDA shall establish an interagency trail management plan to manage and maintain in a uniform manner trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries between federal land management agencies.

What's happening now December 18, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 5