119th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act”.
SEC. 2. Bay Area Ridge 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:
“(50) BAY AREA RIDGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—
“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, a multi-use trail extending approximately 550 miles along the ridgelines of the hills and mountains surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California and connecting over 75 parks and open spaces.
“(B) CONSULTATION.—The study under subparagraph (A) shall be undertaken in consultation with appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental agencies and other interested organizations (including the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council).”.
Passed the Senate November 10, 2026.
Attest:
Secretary
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To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes. |