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The system includes four types of trails: (1) national scenic trails (NSTs), which display significant physical characteristics of U.S. regions; (2) national historic trails (NHTs), which follow travel routes of national historical significance; (3) national recreation trails (NRTs), which provide outdoor recreation accessible to urban areas; and (4) connecting or side trails, which provide access to the other types of trails. As defined in the act, NSTs and NHTs are long-distance trails designated by acts of Congress. NRTs and connecting and side trails may be designated by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture with the consent of the federal agency, state, or political subdivision with jurisdiction over the lands involved. \nCongress plays an ongoing role in shaping the National Trails System through legislation and oversight. Broad issues for Congress include, among others: \nwhether and where to establish new trails in the system,\nwhether to establish new trail categories (such as \u201cnational discovery trails\u201d), and\nhow much funding to provide to agencies for trail management. \nWhen designating individual trails, Congress has considered issues such as: \nhow to balance trail designation with other potential land uses,\nhow to address federal land acquisition, and \nwhether to make specific provisions for trail use that may differ from those authorized in the overall act. \nCongress has established 11 NSTs and 19 NHTs, as well as several NRTs (although recreation trails are more typically designated administratively). In addition, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture have designated just under 1,300 NRTs and seven connecting or side trails. The scenic, historic, and connecting trails are federally administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and/or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in the Department of Agriculture, with cooperation from states and other entities to operate nonfederal trail segments. The roughly 1,300 national recreation trails are typically managed by states, localities, and private organizations, except where they cross federal lands. The act limits federal land acquisition for the trails system, with specific provisions for different trail types.\nEach federal agency with management authority over national trails has its own budget for trail administration and management. Trails have also received funding from federal transportation programs, private donations, permits and fees, and local excise taxes, among other sources.\nUses of the national trails may include, but are not limited to, bicycling, cross-country skiing, day hiking, equestrian activities, jogging or similar fitness activities, overnight and long-distance backpacking, snowmobiling, and surface water and underwater activities. Provisions for motorized vehicle use vary among the different types of trails.\nIn March 2019, the 116th Congress passed and the President signed the John Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (P.L. 116-9), which extended existing national scenic and historic trails and directed the study of an additional trail route for potential addition to the system. Other legislation introduced in the 116th Congress would designate a new national historic trail (H.R. 434) and establish a new tax credit for conservation contributions to NSTs (S. 809 and H.R. 1727). 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