United StatesInterior Secretary would study scenic trail status for Bay Area Ridge Trail
The Interior Secretary would study whether the roughly 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail could become a national scenic trail and report to Congress within three years after enactment.
What it does
The Interior Secretary would study whether the Bay Area Ridge Trail could become a national scenic trail and send the study to Congress within three years after enactment.
Argument forConsulting land agencies and reviewing earlier reports could help Congress understand whether national scenic trail status would work for this route.
Argument againstLetting the Secretary certify a study prepared by trail groups could raise questions about whether its findings favor designation.
More detail
The Interior Secretary would complete a study and send it to Congress. The study would cover the roughly 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail around San Francisco Bay, which connects more than 75 parks and open spaces. The Secretary would consult interested groups and federal and state agencies that manage land along the trail. The Secretary could certify a study prepared by interested groups if it meets the law's requirements, and could use earlier reports. The study would be due to Congress no later than three years after enactment.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 29Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-855.Latest
- Oct 29Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
- Sep 15Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 15Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 15Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 1Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 24Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 27Introduced in House
- Jan 27Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced
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