# 119-s-1470: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act

119-s-1470, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1470
- Congress: 119
- Title: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Complete the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail**. The bill would set a 10-year target to finish the Trail, create a joint Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Trail Completion Team, and require a comprehensive development plan to guide completion and optimization. - Forest Service and BLM staff would form the Trail Completion Team within 1 year and produce a comprehensive development plan within 3 years of the team's start. The plan must identify route gaps, opportunities to use easements from willing sellers, site-specific development steps, and anticipated costs. - State, Tribal, and local governments, Federal agencies, landowners, acequias, and other interested parties must be consulted so routing and access decisions reflect local needs and property situations. - The Secretaries would be encouraged to partner with volunteer and nonprofit groups to help build and administer the Trail and to coordinate planning across agencies.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Finish and plan the Continental Divide Trail: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Agriculture and Interior Departments to seek to complete the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail as a continuous route within 10 years of enactment, subject to available appropriations. The Departments would set up a joint Forest Service–BLM Trail Completi…

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- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
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- 119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1470 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1470)

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- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1470 (as of 2026-09-10).