# 119-hr-2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026

119-hr-2768, Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2768
- Congress: 119
- Title: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-26

## Summary

**feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail**. This bill would add the Benton MacKaye Trail as a candidate in the National Trails System and require a feasibility study on making it a National Scenic Trail. It defines the trail as about 287 miles of scenic, nonmotorized route through Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to consult interested groups, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, and to complete and submit the study to Congress within two years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Two-year feasibility study for Benton MacKaye Trail: benefit, low. This bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study whether to make the Benton MacKaye Trail a National Scenic Trail. The trail is a scenic, nonmotorized route of about 287 miles across Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The study would be finished within 2 years of enactment and sent…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2768)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2768 (as of 2026-07-26).