National Discovery Trails Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 2, 2013)
National Discovery Trails Act of 2013 - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.
Authorizes the designation of such trails on federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands.
Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes at Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado.
Sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail.
Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of such trail.
What just happenedAug 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseAug 2, 2013
- Aug 12, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Aug 2, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Aug 2, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House