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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5170 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National 

Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 1, 2022 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 

Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Route 66 National 

5 Historic Trail Designation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HIS7 TORIC TRAIL. 

8 Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(31) ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Route 66 Na3 tional Historic Trail, a trail that includes all 

4 the alignments of U.S. Highway 66 in existence 

5 between 1926 and 1985, extending along a 

6 route of approximately 2,400 miles from Chi7 cago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Route 

9 66 National Historic Trail, Proposed Route’, 

10 numbered P26/141,279, and dated December 

11 2017. 

12 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

13 described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file 

14 and available for public inspection at the De15 partment of the Interior. 

16 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of 

17 the Interior shall administer the Route 66 Na18 tional Historic Trail in a manner that respects 

19 and maintains the idiosyncratic nature of the 

20 Route 66 National Historic Trail. 

21 ‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—The United 

22 States shall not acquire for the Route 66 Na23 tional Historic Trail any land or interest in 

24 land that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) is located outside the exterior 

2 boundary of any federally managed area 

3 without the consent of the owner of the 

4 land or interest in land; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) extends more than an average of 

1 6 ⁄4 of a mile on either side of the Route 66 

7 National Historic Trail. 

8 ‘‘(E) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this 

10 paragraph, the acquisition of land or an in11 terest in land authorized by this para12 graph, or any management plan for the 

13 Route 66 National Historic Trail creates 

14 or shall be construed to create a buffer 

15 zone outside the Route 66 National His16 toric Trail. 

17 ‘‘(ii) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

18 that an activity or use on land outside the 

19 Route 66 National Historic Trail can be 

20 seen, heard, or detected from the Route 66 

21 National Historic Trail, including from any 

22 land or interest in land acquired for the 

23 Route 66 National Historic Trail subject 

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1 trol, regulate, or determine the conduct or 

2 management of the activity or use. 

3 ‘‘(F) EFFECT ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, 

4 PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, OR TRANS5 MISSION.—Nothing in this paragraph, the ac6 quisition of land or an interest in land author7 ized by this paragraph, or any management 

8 plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail 

9 shall prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the develop10 ment, production, transportation, or trans11 mission of energy. 

12 ‘‘(G) NO EMINENT DOMAIN OR CONDEMNA13 TION.—In carrying out this paragraph, the Sec14 retary of the Interior may not use eminent do15 main or condemnation. 

16 ‘‘(H) NOT A DESIGNATION OF ‘LANDS IN

17 THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM’.—Notwith18 standing any other provision of law, the des19 ignation of the Route 66 National Historic 

20 Trail by this paragraph shall not have the effect 

21 of designating the Route 66 National Historic 

22 Trail or any land on which the Route 66 Na23 tional Historic Trail is located as ‘lands in the 

24 National Park System’ for purposes of section 


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1 28(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

2 185(b)(1)). 

3 ‘‘(I) NO NEW AUTHORITIES OR PERMITS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY TO

5 GRANT EASEMENTS OR RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Notwith7 standing any other provision of law, 

8 the designation of the Route 66 Na9 tional Historic Trail by this para10 graph shall not alter or affect the ex11 isting authority of any Federal, State, 

12 or local agency or official to grant 

13 easements or rights-of-way over, 

14 under, across, or along any portion of 

15 the area designated as the Route 66 

16 National Historic Trail. 

17 ‘‘(II) AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF

18 FEDERAL AGENCIES TO GRANTS EASE19 MENTS OR RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Notwith20 standing the designation of the Route 

21 66 National Historic Trail by this 

22 paragraph, the head of any Federal 

23 agency having jurisdiction over any 

24 Federal land on which the Route 66 

25 National Historic Trail designated by 


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1 this paragraph is located (other than 

2 land that is considered to be ‘lands in 

3 the National Park System’ for pur4 poses of section 28(b)(1) of the Min5 eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

6 185(b)(1)) as a result of a designation 

7 under any other law), shall have the 

8 authority to grant easements or 

9 rights-of-way over, under, across, or 

10 along any applicable portion of the 

11 Route 66 National Historic Trail in 

12 accordance with the laws applicable to 

13 the Federal land. 

14 ‘‘(ii) NO NEW PERMITS REQUIRED.— 

15 Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, the designation of the Route 66 Na17 tional Historic Trail by this paragraph 

18 shall not subject the Route 66 National 

19 Historic Trail or any land on which the 

20 Route 66 National Historic Trail is located 

21 to any other Federal laws (including regu22 lations) requiring a Federal permit or au23 thorization that would otherwise be made 

24 applicable as a result of the designation of 

25 the Route 66 National Historic Trail as a 


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1 component of the National Trails Sys2 tem.’’. 

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