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 ‘‘Sep-
tember 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 Sep-
tember 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 mate-
rials 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 agen-
cies, State, Tribal, and local governments, and nonprofit enti-
ties; 
(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 Administra-
tion 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 Fed-
eral 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.