H. R. 2278 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 

An Act 

To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, 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. SEPTEMBER 11TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRAIL ROUTE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘September 11th National Memorial Trail Route Proposed Trail 

Route,’’ numbered 669/176,670A, and dated July 2021. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 

Park Service. 

(3) TRAIL ROUTE.—The term ‘‘Trail Route’’ means the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route designated under 

subsection (b). 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL ROUTE.— 

(1) DESIGNATION.—There is designated a Trail Route, to 

be known as the ‘‘September 11th National Memorial Trail 

Route’’, to link the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in 

New York City, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in 

Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in 

Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The September 11th National 

Memorial Trail Route shall— 

(A) provide for a tribute to the family members and 

loved ones who were victims of the attack and the heroes 

of September 11th, including the first responders in the 

days, weeks, and months after the attack; 

(B) be a trail of remembrance to honor the fallen 

in a tangible way that keeps their memories alive and 

reaffirms the exceptionalism of our country; and 

(C) be a celebration of our Nation’s resilience and 

perseverance since September 11, 2001. 

(2) ROUTE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Trail Route shall consist of a 

series of trails as generally depicted on the Map. 

(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be available 

in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

(C) REVISION.—The Secretary may revise the Map by 

publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability 

of a new Map. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Trail Route program shall be 

administered by the Secretary in consultation with the affected 

landowners, including any Federal, State, Tribal or local agencies 
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that manage the affected lands, but shall not be considered to 

be a unit of the National Park System or a part of the National 

Trail System. 

(d) ACTIVITIES.—To facilitate the administration of the Trail 

Route program and the dissemination of information regarding 

the Trail Route, the Secretary shall— 

(1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials regarding the Trail Route, such as handbooks, maps, 

exhibits, signs, interpretive guides, electronic information, and 

other interpretive materials; 

(2) coordinate the management and planning of the Trail 

Route with participating property owners, other Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and local governments, and nonprofit entities; 

(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device 

to mark the Trail Route; 

(4) issue guidelines for the use of the symbol or device 

adopted under paragraph (3); and 

(5) if deemed appropriate by the Secretary, authorize 

signage on lands managed by the General Services Administration or the National Park Service in the District of Columbia 

and its environs, without regard to the requirements of the 

Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 8901). 

(e) AGREEMENTS.—To ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal properties along the Trail Route, the Secretary 

may enter into agreements with, and provide technical and financial 

assistance to, other Federal agencies, the State, localities, regional 

governmental bodies, and private entities. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.