National Scenic Trails Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-2015
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2017-10-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New York State

North Dakota

Ohio

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Pennsylvania

Vermont

Wisconsin
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Scenic Trails Parity Act</b></p> <p> This bill 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: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2015 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2017 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Franken , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Peters , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 .