Resolution to Urge Congress to Designate the Buckeye Trail as a National Scenic Trail Passes House Floor

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Phillip M. Robinson Jr, (D-Solon) and Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon) today announced that House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 13, bipartisan legislation to urge U.S. Congress to designate the Buckeye Trail as a National Scenic Trail, was passed Wednesday by the Ohio House.

“The passage of this Resolution is a strong example of bipartisan work to highlight the natural beauty of our great state. Designation of the Buckeye Trails as a National Scenic Trail will put Ohio in an exclusive club of only a few states for having one of only twelve nationally recognized trails. Designation of the Buckeye Trail will also bring a number of economic, commercial, and tourist opportunities to our state that will have wide reaching perks from national recognition,” said Rep. Robinson. 

The National Park Service will soon complete the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study for its consideration to be included in the short list of National Scenic Trails. If designated, the Buckeye Trail would be the nation’s 12th National Scenic Trail and the only one that has a circumferential route that covers an entire state.

Rep. Robinson is grateful to Rep. Hoops, members of the House Naturals Resources Committee, members of the House Trails Caucus, and the hundreds of people who work at preserving the Buckeye Trails.

The Resolution passed by a vote of 94-0 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.