To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail., 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 HBA8AC990AA2D4310AE9E7AAA7B93DF1B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024.
- Section H145F624E8F2F4EFC8943FB3232B5051A: 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 HD069AA94D9364447A491E5C890E435A6: 3. Benton Mackaye National Scenic Trail feasibility study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail., 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 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Warnock (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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