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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2278 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2021 

Received 

AN ACT 

To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail 

Route, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SEPTEMBER 11TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRAIL 

2 ROUTE. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘September 11th National Memorial Trail 

6 Route Proposed Trail Route,’’ numbered 669/ 

7 176,670A, and dated July 2021. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di10 rector of the National Park Service. 

11 (3) TRAIL ROUTE.—The term ‘‘Trail Route’’ 

12 means the September 11th National Memorial Trail 

13 Route designated under subsection (b). 

14 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL ROUTE.— 

15 (1) DESIGNATION.—There is designated a Trail 

16 Route, to be known as the ‘‘September 11th Na17 tional Memorial Trail Route’’, to link the National 

18 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the 

19 National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Vir20 ginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Som21 erset County, Pennsylvania. The September 11th 

22 National Memorial Trail Route shall— 

23 (A) provide for a tribute to the family 

24 members and loved ones who were victims of 

25 the attack and the heroes of September 11th, 


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1 including the first responders in the days, 

2 weeks, and months after the attack; 

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

4 fallen in a tangible way that keeps their memo5 ries alive and reaffirms the exceptionalism of 

6 our country; and 

7 (C) be a celebration of our Nation’s resil8 ience and perseverance since September 11, 

9 2001. 

10 (2) ROUTE.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Trail Route shall 

12 consist of a series of trails as generally depicted 

13 on the Map. 

14 (B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map 

15 shall be available in the appropriate offices of 

16 the National Park Service. 

17 (C) REVISION.—The Secretary may revise 

18 the Map by publication in the Federal Register 

19 of a notice of availability of a new Map. 

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Trail Route program 

21 shall be administered by the Secretary in consultation with 

22 the affected landowners, including any Federal, State, 

23 Tribal or local agencies that manage the affected lands, 

24 but shall not be considered to be a unit of the National 

25 Park System or a part of the National Trail System. 


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

2 the Trail Route program and the dissemination of infor3 mation regarding the Trail Route, the Secretary shall— 

4 (1) produce and disseminate appropriate edu5 cational materials regarding the Trail Route, such 

6 as handbooks, maps, exhibits, signs, interpretive 

7 guides, electronic information, and other interpretive 

8 materials; 

9 (2) coordinate the management and planning of 

10 the Trail Route with participating property owners, 

11 other Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and local gov12 ernments, and nonprofit entities; 

13 (3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol 

14 or device to mark the Trail Route; 

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

16 device adopted under paragraph (3); and 

17 (5) if deemed appropriate by the Secretary, au18 thorize signage on lands managed by the General 

19 Services Administration or the National Park Serv20 ice in the District of Columbia and its environs, 

21 without regard to the requirements of the Com22 memorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 8901). 

23 (e) AGREEMENTS.—To ensure effective coordination 

24 of the Federal and non-Federal properties along the Trail 

25 Route, the Secretary may enter into agreements with, and 


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1 provide technical and financial assistance to, other Federal 

2 agencies, the State, localities, regional governmental bod3 ies, and private entities. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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