To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Summary
HB3451 would amend the National Trails System Act to add the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to the list of trails for which the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a feasibility study. The bill does not directly designate the trail as part of the National Trails System; instead, it would initiate the federal study process that can precede a future designation decision.
The bill describes the Bonneville Shoreline Trail as a system of existing and potential trails stretching about 280 miles from the Idaho-Utah border to Nephi, Utah, along the Bonneville bench formed by ancient Lake Bonneville. By placing the trail in the statute’s study section, the measure would formally recognize the trail as a candidate for federal evaluation under the National Trails System Act.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would amend 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) to require the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail as a national trail candidate. The practical effect would be limited to the study mandate itself, but it could support later federal designation efforts and potentially influence land management, recreation planning, and coordination among federal, state, and local trail stakeholders in Utah and Idaho.
Sentiment
No committee transcript or vote data is available, so there is no recorded debate or roll-call sentiment to assess. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears noncontroversial and narrowly focused on a feasibility study for a regional recreation and conservation project. Its referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources indicates it is still at an early stage in the legislative process.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. Potential areas of future debate could include federal involvement in trail designation, costs of conducting the study, land access and management issues, and whether the Bonneville Shoreline Trail should ultimately receive national trail status. At present, however, no opposing positions or stakeholder objections are recorded.
Same As
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
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