Placed on Calendar Senate — H.R. 2768

Calendar No. 426

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2768

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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.