Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-5051
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2024-09-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5051 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 12, 2024 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Warner ) 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 Washington’s Trail—1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024 . 2. Washington’s Trail—1753 National Historic 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: (50) Washington’s Trail—1753 Washington’s Trail—1753, extending approximately 500 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia, to Fort LeBoeuf (now Waterford), Pennsylvania, following the route taken by George Washington and his party on his diplomatic mission to the French on behalf of Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie from October 31, 1753, to January 16, 1754, just prior to the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763). .