Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
Bill: S.5170 | Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. (R-OK)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. The trail shall be administered by the Department of the Interior in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this 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 by adding at the end the following:
            ``(31) 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.--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.
                    ``(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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