National Scenic Trails Parity Act

Bill: 114-hr-3511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2015-09-16
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New York State

North Dakota

Ohio

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Pennsylvania

Wisconsin
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Scenic Trails Parity Act</b></p> <p> Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2015 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Ms. Moore , Mr. Kind , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Nolan , and Ms. Esty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Scenic Trails Parity Act . 2. North Country National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended in the third sentence by inserting as a unit of the National Park System before the period at the end. 3. Ice Age National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(10) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10) ) is amended by striking the third and fourth sentences and inserting The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park System. . 4. New England National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(28) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(28) ) is amended in the third sentence by inserting as a unit of the National Park System, after administer the trail .