117 HR 6142 RH: Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-11-16 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 419117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6142[Report No. 117–578]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 3, 2021Mr. Ryan of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesNovember 16, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedA 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. .

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to authorize a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes..November 16, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed