National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 18, 2014)
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act of 2014 - Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance.
Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; (2) provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; (3) address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; (4) prioritize increased volunteerism and partnerships in those regions with the most severe trail maintenance needs, and where backlogs are jeopardizing access to national forest lands; and (5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by 100% within 5 years.
Directs USDA to study opportunities to improve trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use fire crews in trail maintenance activities.
Deems a volunteer with a partner organization to be considered a federal employee for the purposes of civil claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer services.
Sets forth provisions for the selection of priority areas for increased trail maintenance accomplishments.
Directs USDA to establish a pilot program to offset all or part of the land use fee for outfitting and guiding permits.
What just happenedJul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 18, 2014
- Jul 7, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 18, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 18, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Agriculture Committee - Jun 18, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House