United States HR 3487: Shawnee TRAILS Act

Bill Text

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119THCONGRESS 
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STSESSION 
H. R. 3487 
To  require  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  designate  and  maintain  at  least  
20  percent  of  the  total  number  of  trails  in  the  Shawnee  National  Forest  
for trail riding by covered vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
MAY19, 2025 
Mr. B
OSTintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A  BILL  
To  require  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  designate  and  
maintain  at  least  20  percent  of  the  total  number  of  
trails  in  the  Shawnee  National  Forest  for  trail  riding  
by covered vehicles, and for other purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the  ‘‘Shawnee  Trail  Riders  4
Attaining  Individuals  Liberties  Act’’  or  the  ‘‘Shawnee  5
TRAILS Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. TRAIL RIDING IN SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST. 1
(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall designate and 2
maintain  at  least  20  percent  of  the  total  number  of  trails  3
in  the  Shawnee  National  Forest  for  recreational  use  by  4
covered vehicles, including trail riding. 5
(b)  M
ANAGING   ANDMONITORING.—The  Secretary  6
shall  manage  and  monitor  the  trails  required  to  be  des-7
ignated  and  maintained  under  subsection  (a)  to  assess  8
whether such trails are appropriately maintained— 9
(1)  to  provide  for  recreational  use,  including  10
trail riding; 11
(2)  to  minimize  any  adverse  impacts  to  natural  12
resources; and 13
(3)  to  ensure  that  at  least  one  trail  remains  14
open  at  all  times  for  the  recreational  use,  including  15
trail riding, of covered vehicles. 16
(c)  P
AVEDROADS.—The  Secretary  may  not  prohibit  17
the  use  of  covered  vehicles  on  paved  roads  within  the  18
Shawnee National Forest. 19
(d) D
EFINITIONS.—In this section: 20
(1)  S
ECRETARY.—The  term  ‘‘Secretary’’  means  21
the Secretary of Agriculture. 22
(2)  C
OVERED   VEHICLES.—The  term  ‘‘covered  23
vehicles’’ means— 24
(A) electric bicycles (e-bikes); and 25
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(B)  off-highway  vehicles  (OHVs),  including  1
all-terrain  vehicles  (ATVs)  and  off-road  vehicles  2
(ORVs). 3
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