H.R. 6142 · 117th Congress

Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021

Introduced on Dec 3, 2021 by Tim Ryan (D-OH-13). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 16, 2022): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Dec 3, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Ohio
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Nov 16, 2022). Public domain.

Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021

This bill requires the study of the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail. The Buckeye Trail is a system of trails creating a loop extending approximately 1,454 miles from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, through the farmland of northwest Ohio, the hills of Appalachia, the Black Hand sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills region, and the Bluegrass region of southwest Ohio.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim RyanD-OH-13Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Dec 3, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Dec 3, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Dec 3, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Dec 15, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  5. Feb 3, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  7. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Nov 16, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-578.
  10. Nov 16, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-578.
  11. Nov 16, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.

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