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HOUSE 1319118th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.

Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

Last Action
12/18/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-907, Part I.
  • 2024-12-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-907, Part I.
  • 2023-04-28Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2023-04-28Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • 2023-04-28Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
  • 2023-04-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • 2023-03-28Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • 2023-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • 2023-03-01Referred 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.
  • 2023-03-01Referred 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.
  • 2023-03-01Introduced in House
  • 2023-03-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-01 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (6)

  • John Curtis (R-UT)
  • Susie Lee (D-NV)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR)
  • Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)

Subjects

  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government information and archives
  • Land use and conservation
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Pedestrians and bicycling
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