[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2768 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2768

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the 
            Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail 
Feasibility Study Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. BENTON MACKAYE 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) Benton mackaye trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Benton MacKaye Trail, a 
                scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 
                287 miles in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and 
                North Carolina.
                    ``(B) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
                of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, in consultation with interested 
                organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail 
                Association, shall complete and submit to Congress the 
                feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye 
                Trail as a national scenic trail.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2768

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the 
            Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.