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HR 7254 Cleared committee

Directs the Interior Secretary to study whether the roughly 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail, which loops around San Francisco Bay, should be designated a national scenic trail.

Official title: To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 27-JAN-2026
Referred 27-JAN-2026
Approved by committee 15-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Adds the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail to the list of trails in Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act.
  • Requires the Interior Secretary to complete and submit the feasibility study to Congress within one year after enactment.
  • Requires the study to be conducted in consultation with the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and each federal and state agency that manages land the trail crosses.
  • Describes the trail as a multi-use route of about 550 miles along Bay Area ridgelines that connects over 75 parks and open spaces.
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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Jared Huffman (D-CA) Cosponsors · 11
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11 Democrats
congress.gov page Introduced in House (27-JAN-2026)