H.R. 2768

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

Sponsor: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

3 cosponsors
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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail (located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) as a national scenic trail.

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · Apr 2

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 Changed · Apr 2

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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(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.