Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The bill directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to prioritize completing the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail as a continuous route within ten years, subject to appropriations. It requires creation of a joint Forest Service–BLM Trail Completion Team, consultation with federal, state, Tribal, local, landowner and other parties, and a comprehensive development plan within three years identifying gaps, easement opportunities from willing sellers, site plans, and cost estimates.
Adequacy and source of funding for completion
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administrative measure that clearly sets objectives, establishes an interagency team, and mandates a planning and consultation process, but it provides limited operational detail and no dedicated funding.
The bill directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to prioritize completing the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail as a continuous route within ten years, subject to appropriations.
It requires creation of a joint Forest Service–BLM Trail Completion Team, consultation with federal, state, Tribal, local, landowner and other parties, and a comprehensive development plan within three years identifying gaps, easement opportunities from willing sellers, site plans, and cost estimates.
The Secretaries are encouraged to partner with volunteer and nonprofit organizations.
Content is narrow and noncontroversial with built-in protections; success depends on committee prioritization and future appropriations.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administrative measure that clearly sets objectives, establishes an interagency team, and mandates a planning and consultation process, but it provides limited operational detail and no dedicated funding.
Adequacy and source of funding for completion
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Adequacy and source of funding for completion
Generally supportive: sees the bill as advancing public land access, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Would want assurances on funding, strong Tribal consultation, ecosystem protections, and equitable public access.
Cautiously supportive: values recreation, coordinated planning, and prohibition on eminent domain, but worries about costs, timelines, and stakeholder buy-in.
Seeks clear budget and measurable milestones.
Skeptical: may accept trail benefits but worries about federal overreach, costs, and impacts on private landowners.
Would emphasize state/local control and strict limits on federal spending and acquisition.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Content is narrow and noncontroversial with built-in protections; success depends on committee prioritization and future appropriations.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Adequacy and source of funding for completion
Content is narrow and noncontroversial with built-in protections; success depends on committee prioritization and future appropriations.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is an administrative measure that clearly sets objectives, establishes an interagency team, and mandates a planning and consultation process, but it provides limited…
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