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The bill creates a federally recognized 280-mile recreational trail that expands public access, conservation, and local tourism potential, but shifts additional management, maintenance, and potential property-conflict burdens onto local governments and adjacent landowners without providing new federal funding.
Residents and visitors along the Idaho–Utah corridor gain a federally recognized 280-mile recreational trail that expands outdoor access and recreation opportunities.
Communities along the trail benefit from conservation protections for the trail corridor and nearby natural features, helping preserve landscapes along the historic Lake Bonneville bench.
Local towns and businesses along the route stand to gain increased outdoor tourism and related economic activity from national listing of the trail.
Local landowners and local governments will face increased use and management demands from the new trail designation without an accompanying infusion of federal funding.
Residents and natural areas along the route could experience greater maintenance needs, safety issues, and resource degradation from increased visitation if dedicated resources are not provided.
Homeowners and property owners adjacent to the trail may face disputes over access, routing, and liability despite no change in land ownership.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds the approximately 280-mile Bonneville Shoreline Trail (Idaho–Utah border to Nephi, UT) to the National Trails System as a listed trail.
Introduced May 15, 2025 by Mike Kennedy · Last progress May 15, 2025
Adds the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to the National Trails System as a new listed trail. The trail is defined as a system of existing and potential trails of about 280 miles, running from the Idaho–Utah border to Nephi, Utah, along the Bonneville bench formed by historic Lake Bonneville. The bill only makes the designation; it does not provide funding, set deadlines, or direct specific agencies to take actions. The designation gives federal recognition but does not itself obligate federal spending or change land ownership.