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Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

Introduced: March 1, 2023 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
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Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-907, Part I.
Dec 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.
Dec 18, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Apr 28, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 28, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar 28, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 1, 2023
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.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

This bill establishes requirements related to long-distance bike trails.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall identify

  • not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails that make use of existing trails and roads, and
  • not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete a trail that would qualify as a long-distance bike trail.

Interior and USDA shall

  • develop a process to allow members of the public to comment regarding the identification of trails and areas; and
  • consider the identification, development, and completion of long-distance bike trails in a geographically equitable manner.

The Department concerned shall ensure that each identified long-distance bike trail or area does not conflict with

  • the uses of any trail or road that is part of that long-distance bike trail;
  • multiple-use areas where biking, hiking, horseback riding, or use by pack and saddle stock are existing uses;
  • the purposes for which any trail was or is established under the National Trails System Act; and
  • any area managed under the Wilderness Act.

The Department concerned shall also ensure that each identified long-distance trail or area complies with land use and management plans of the federal recreational lands that are part of that long-distance bike trail.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.

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