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H.R. 1286: Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

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H.R. 1286: Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-03-01 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-03-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 482 (2008): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1286 (2008-07-10), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

Plain summary

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate a corridor of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as the "Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail." Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with: (1) other federal, state, tribal, and local agencies; and (2) the private sector. Prohibits the United States from acquiring for the Trail any land or interest in land: (1) outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the owner's consent; and (2) acquired from a state or local government if that land was acquired by such government through eminent domain. Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting: (1) the development, production, conveyance, and transmission of energy; (2) state management, control, and regulation of fish and resident wildlife; and (3) access for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and private industry, to submit a report which: (1) contains a description of the energy resources available on such land and report on the amount of energy withdrawn from possible development; and (2) identifies the oil, natural gas, geothermal, wind, and solar energy that could be commercially produced, the annual available biomass for energy production, and any hydropower resources available, including tidal, dams, and in-stream flow turbines, and any impact on electricity transmission.

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Official text

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · 26 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1286, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act (2008-06-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1286, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act (2008-06-30)

Cosponsors on this site

John B. Larson (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1286 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110