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S 1686 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act

Introduced: May 18, 2021 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jun 16, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to authorize their respective local offices to determine all permissible forms of nonmotorized travel over routes within wilderness areas.

Local offices must seek to accommodate all forms of nonmotorized travel to the maximum extent practicable. If a local office fails to make such a determination about a route within two years after this bill's enactment, then any form of nonmotorized travel shall be allowable on that route.

What's happening now June 16, 2021

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1686: Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1686/
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