117 HR 6142 IH: Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-12-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6142IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 3, 2021Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021.

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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. .