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The bill would create a long, federally recognized recreational trail that expands public access, conservation coordination, and eligibility for federal support while creating potential new land-use constraints for nearby property owners and adding maintenance costs that may fall on local governments or taxpayers.
Local and regional residents (rural and urban communities) gain a federally recognized, continuous ~280-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail that improves outdoor recreation access and could boost local tourism and outdoor use.
Federal designation helps coordinate federal, state, and local conservation and planning efforts to protect scenic and natural resources along the Bonneville bench.
Designating the trail increases eligibility for federal technical assistance and funding for trail construction and maintenance, making it easier for communities to obtain resources for development and upkeep.
Private landowners and local planners may face new federal coordination or access requirements that change land-use options or impose limitations on property and local planning decisions.
Maintenance, improvements, or required matching investments could impose costs on local governments or taxpayers if federal appropriations are insufficient.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Designates the Bonneville Shoreline Trail as part of the National Trails System, identifying it as a roughly 280-mile system of existing and potential trails running from the Idaho–Utah border to Nephi, Utah along the historic Bonneville bench. The change adds this named route to the federal list of designated trails but does not itself appropriate funds or create a new federal program.
Introduced March 26, 2025 by John R. Curtis · Last progress March 26, 2025