Bill orders feasibility study on Bay Area Ridge Trail's national status
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Sponsor: Adam B. Schiff · Senator · CA
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Official title: Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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The bill requires a federal study on whether the Bay Area Ridge Trail should become a National Scenic Trail.
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What does this do?
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 550-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail should be designated a National Scenic Trail. It adds the trail to the National Trails System Act's list of routes eligible for such feasibility studies. The bill itself does not create the national designation—it only orders the study.
Who does it affect?
The bill mainly affects Bay Area residents and visitors who hike, bike, or ride horses on the trail, plus local and state park agencies managing the land it crosses. The Interior Department would conduct the study with state, tribal, local governments, and groups like the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council.
Why does it matter?
A National Scenic Trail designation, if it happened later through separate legislation, could bring more federal support and coordination for completing the roughly 140 miles still unbuilt. Until then, the trail's status and management remain unchanged.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 28, 2026
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 17, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.