To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2A485705AD7342159909AE3AEE4C7DBA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Act of 2023.
- Section HCBE9E0FF50584B2ABE607FDC7EEE9BBA: 2. Findings Congress finds that the Benton MacKaye Trail— is a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles over some of the most renowned...
- Section H35BA8624EE6442D694F55A3524D813F7: 3. Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Edwards, Mr. DesJarlais, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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