U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7254: To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
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 Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Bay Area Ridge 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) Bay area ridge national scenic trail (A) In general The Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, a multi-use trail extending approximately 550 miles along the ridgelines of the hills and mountains surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California and connecting over 75 parks and open spaces. (B) Study Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Interior, in consultation with interested organizations, including the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, shall complete and submit to Congress the feasibility study for designating the Bay Area Ridge Trail as a national scenic trail. (i) Consultation The study under this paragraph shall be conducted in consultation with each Federal and State agency that administers lands through which the trail described in subparagraph (A) passes. (ii) Certification The Secretary may complete the study under this paragraph by reviewing and certifying a study completed by interested …
Sponsors
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2) · primary sponsor
- Zoe Lofgren (D)
- Nancy Pelosi (D)
- John Garamendi (D)
- Mike Thompson (D, HD-CA-4)
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15)
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Sam Liccardo (D)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D)
- Eric Swalwell (D)
- Jimmy Panetta (D)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-855.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, California, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Government studies and investigations, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB7254?
- HB7254 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
- What does HB7254 do?
- In its own words: To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB7254?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7254?
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7254?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7254
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