Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
In Committee
Summary
A required feasibility study to consider designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail would set the trail's scope and a deadline for review. It defines the trail as approximately 287 miles across Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The Secretary of Agriculture would have 2 years to complete and submit a feasibility study to Congress. The study must be done in consultation with interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Study on Benton MacKaye Trail
If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to study whether the Benton MacKaye Trail should be a National Scenic Trail. The trail runs about 287 miles across Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The Secretary would consult interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, and finish the study and send it to Congress within 1 year after enactment. This bill would only start a study and would not itself make the trail a national scenic trail. Nearby communities and small businesses could benefit if the trail is later designated.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Cosponsors
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Edwards
NC • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
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