Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study whether the 287-mile Benton MacKaye Trail through Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina should be designated a national scenic trail.

Official title: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 09-APR-2025

Referred 09-APR-2025

Approved by committee 21-OCT-2025

Reported 27-OCT-2025

On the calendar 27-OCT-2025

Key points

Adds the Benton MacKaye Trail to the National Trails System Act as a subject for a feasibility study.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to consult interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association.
Requires the completed study to be submitted to Congress within 1 year after the date of enactment.

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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Thomas Tillis (R-NC) Cosponsors · 4

■ 2 R■ 2 D

2 Republicans

2 Democrats