119-s2887

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2887 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2887

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schmitt, and Mr. 
Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Route 66 National Historic Trail 
Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.

 

Section 5

    (a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244

    (a) ) 
is amended--

    (1) by redesignating the second paragraph

    (31) (relating to 
 the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail) as paragraph

    (32) ; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (33) Route 66 national historic trail.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Route 66 National Historic 
 Trail, a trail that includes all the alignments of U.S. 
 Highway 66 in existence between 1926 and 1985, 
 extending along a route of approximately 2,400 miles 
 from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as 
 generally depicted on the map entitled `Route 66 
 National Historic Trail, Proposed Route', numbered P26/
 141,279, and dated December 2017.
 ``
        (B) Availability of map.--The map described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be on file and available for 
 public inspection at the Department of the Interior.
 ``
            (C) Administration.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
 Interior shall administer the Route 66 National 
 Historic Trail in a manner that respects and 
 maintains the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 
 66 National Historic Trail.
 ``
            (ii) Tribal consultation.--Consistent 
 with Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 
 note; relating to consultation and coordination 
 with Indian Tribal governments) and all other 
 applicable Federal law, the Secretary of the 
 Interior shall conduct active, meaningful, and 
 timely consultation with all affected Indian 
 Tribes prior to undertaking an activity with 
 respect to the Route 66 National Historic Trail 
 that would have substantial direct impacts on 1 
 or more Indian Tribes.
 ``
            (D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall 
 not acquire for the Route 66 National Historic Trail 
 any land or interest in land that--
 ``
            (i) is located outside the exterior 
 boundary of any federally managed area without 
 the consent of the owner of the land or 
 interest in land; or
 ``
            (ii) extends more than an average of \1/
 4\ of a mile on either side of the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail.
 ``
        (E) No buffer zone created.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--Nothing in this 
 paragraph, the acquisition of land or an 
 interest in land authorized by this paragraph, 
 or any management plan for the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail creates or shall be 
 construed to create a buffer zone outside the 
 Route 66 National Historic Trail.
 ``
            (ii) Outside activities.--The fact that 
 an activity or use on land outside the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail can be seen, heard, or 
 detected from the Route 66 National Historic 
 Trail, including from any land or interest in 
 land acquired for the Route 66 National 
 Historic Trail subject to the limitations 
 described in subparagraph
            (D) , shall not 
 preclude, limit, control, regulate, or 
 determine the conduct or management of the 
 activity or use.
 ``
        (F) Effect on energy development, production, 
 transportation, or transmission.--Nothing in this 
 paragraph, the acquisition of land or an interest in 
 land authorized by this paragraph, or any management 
 plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall 
 prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the development, 
 production, transportation, or transmission of energy.
 ``
        (G) No eminent domain or condemnation.--In 
 carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
 Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation.
 ``
        (H) Not a designation of `lands in the national 
 park system'.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, the designation of the Route 66 National Historic 
 Trail by this paragraph shall not have the effect of 
 designating the Route 66 National Historic Trail or any 
 land on which the Route 66 National Historic Trail is 
 located as `lands in the National Park System' for 
 purposes of 

section 28

    (b)

    (1) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
 (30 U.S.C. 185

    (b)

    (1) ).
 ``
            (I) No new authorities or permits.--
 ``
            (i) No effect on authority to grant 
 easements or rights-of-way.--
 ``
            (I) In general.--Notwithstanding 
 any other provision of law, the 
 designation of the Route 66 National 
 Historic Trail by this paragraph shall 
 not alter or affect the existing 
 authority of any Federal, State, or 
 local agency or official to grant 
 easements or rights-of-way over, under, 
 across, or along any portion of the 
 area designated as the Route 66 
 National Historic Trail.
 ``
            (II) Authority of heads of 
 federal agencies to grants easements or 
 rights-of-way.--Notwithstanding the 
 designation of the Route 66 National 
 Historic Trail by this paragraph, the 
 head of any Federal agency having 
 jurisdiction over any Federal land on 
 which the Route 66 National Historic 
 Trail designated by this paragraph is 
 located (other than land that is 
 considered to be `lands in the National 
 Park System' for purposes of 

section 28

    (b)

    (1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
 U.S.C. 185

    (b)

    (1) ) as a result of a 
 designation under any other law), shall 
 have the authority to grant easements 
 or rights-of-way over, under, across, 
 or along any applicable portion of the 
 Route 66 National Historic Trail in 
 accordance with the laws applicable to 
 the Federal land.
 ``
            (ii) No new permits required.--
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
 designation of the Route 66 National Historic 
 Trail by this paragraph shall not subject the 
 Route 66 National Historic Trail or any land on 
 which the Route 66 National Historic Trail is 
 located to any other Federal laws (including 
 regulations) requiring a Federal permit or 
 authorization that would otherwise be made 
 applicable as a result of the designation of 
 the Route 66 National Historic Trail as a 
 component of the National Trails System.''.
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