H.R. 6142: Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021
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H.R. 6142: Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021
Plain summary
Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021 This bill requires the study of the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail. The Buckeye Trail is a system of trails creating a loop extending approximately 1,454 miles from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, through the farmland of northwest Ohio, the hills of Appalachia, the Black Hand sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills region, and the Bluegrass region of southwest Ohio.
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Official text
Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6142, Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021 (2022-05-20)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6142.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr6142 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117