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handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahaj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO 118TH CONGRESS REPT. 118-907 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 BIKING ON LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS ACT DECEMBER 18, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1319] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1319) to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec- retary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with- out amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1319 is to require the Secretary of the Inte- rior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION Biking is one of the fastest growing sectors in the outdoor recre- ation economy. Specifically, the mountain biking market was val- ued at $7.9 billion in 2021, with expectations of growing to $16.9 billion by 2030, or by 10 percent annually. From April 2019 to April 2020, nationwide sales of mountain bikes rose by 150 percent. With this huge increase in mountain bike sales, many trails on public lands are becoming increasingly crowded with riders. H.R. 1319 is intended to meet the needs of biking enthusiasts by in- creasing the number of long-distance biking trails on federal lands. To accomplish this goal, the bill would direct the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to (1) identify at least 10 long-distance bike trails; (2) identify at least 10 areas in which there is an oppor- tunity to develop or complete long-distance bike trails; and (3) co- ordinate with stakeholders via a public comment period on the fea- 59-006