Senate Bill 1695
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1695
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to authorize their respective local offices to determine all permissible forms of nonmotorized travel over routes within wilderness areas.
Local offices must seek to accommodate all forms of nonmotorized travel to the maximum extent practicable. If a local office fails to make such a determination about a route within two years after this bill's enactment, then any form of nonmotorized travel shall be allowable on that route.
May 23, 2019
11/18/2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
05/23/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
05/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:02:34 AM