Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-29 — Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act: cross-connection with bay-area-ridge-national-scenic-trail-feasibility: Companion National Scenic Trail measures — one authorizing a new feasibility study (Bay Area Ridge) and the other mandating completion of an existing designated trail (Continental Divide). (novelty: 2)
- 2025-10-27 — Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025: cross-connection with benton-mackaye-national-scenic-trail: Both are Forest Service-implicated national scenic trail bills advancing in parallel — one authorizing a feasibility study for potential designation (Benton MacKaye) and the other mandating completion of an already-designated trail (Continental Divide). (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-23 — Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act: Bill introduced directing USDA and Interior to complete the CDNST within 10 years via a joint Forest Service–BLM completion team, with a USDA comprehensive development plan due within 3 years and authority to enter agreements with volunteer and nonprofit organizations. (novelty: 2)