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: December 4, 2019 See on congress.gov

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

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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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives