Shawnee TRAILS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2025

   Mr. Bost introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shawnee Trail Riders Attaining 
Individuals Liberties Act'' or the ``Shawnee TRAILS Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAIL RIDING IN SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall designate and maintain at 
least 20 percent of the total number of trails in the Shawnee National 
Forest for recreational use by covered vehicles, including trail 
riding.
    (b) Managing and Monitoring.--The Secretary shall manage and 
monitor the trails required to be designated and maintained under 
subsection (a) to assess whether such trails are appropriately 
maintained--
            (1) to provide for recreational use, including trail 
        riding;
            (2) to minimize any adverse impacts to natural resources; 
        and
            (3) to ensure that at least one trail remains open at all 
        times for the recreational use, including trail riding, of 
        covered vehicles.
    (c) Paved Roads.--The Secretary may not prohibit the use of covered 
vehicles on paved roads within the Shawnee National Forest.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (2) Covered vehicles.--The term ``covered vehicles'' 
        means--
                    (A) electric bicycles (e-bikes); and
                    (B) off-highway vehicles (OHVs), including all-
                terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road vehicles (ORVs).
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