HR 845 · 114th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

Introduced 2015-02-10· Sponsored by Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-245.(2016-11-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; (2) provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; (3) address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; (4) prioritize increased volunteerism and partnerships in those regions with the most severe trail maintenance needs, and where backlogs are jeopardizing access to national forest lands; and (5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by 100% within 5 years. Directs USDA to study opportunities to improve trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use fire crews in trail maintenance activities. Deems a volunteer with a partner organization to be considered a federal employee for the purposes of civil claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer services. Sets forth provisions for …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 845, National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

Sep 20, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 14, 2016

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans