Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4707
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-08-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Geography and mapping

Government studies and investigations

Ohio

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2022</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4707 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2022 . 2. Buckeye 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 the following: (48) Buckeye Trail The Buckeye Trail, 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. .