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House Bill 2768
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026
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Passed House on Jun 2, 2026
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2768

AN ACT

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail feasibility study.

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(50) BENTON MACKAYE TRAIL.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—The Benton MacKaye Trail, a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

“(B) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, shall complete and submit to Congress the feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.”.

Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.

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Clerk.  

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 2768
AN ACT
To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.