# 114-hr-845: National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

114-hr-845, National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status Became Public Law No: 114-245. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-845
- Congress: 114
- Title: National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-245.
- Introduced: 2015-02-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 86
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. Requires the strategy to: (1) augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; (2) provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; (3) address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; (4) prioritize increased volunteerism and partnerships in those regions with the most severe trail maintenance needs, and where backlogs are jeopardizing access to national forest lands; and (5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by 100% within 5 years. Directs USDA to study opportunities to improve trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use fire crews in trail maintenance activities. Deems a volunteer with a partner organization to be considered a federal employee for the purposes of civil claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer services. Sets forth provisions for the selection of priority areas for increased trail maintenance accomplishments. Directs USDA to establish a pilot program to offset all or part of the land use fee for outfitting and guiding permits.

## Cosponsors (86)

- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] (R-MN), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- EDWARD WHITFIELD (R-KY), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2015-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2015-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2015-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2015-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2015-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Paul D. [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2015-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-845 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/845)

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