Title: Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act
This bill designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western end point of San Francisco, California, as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail.
The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4404 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4404

 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield 
       Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2020

Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Sinema, Ms. McSally, and Mr. 
    Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield 
       Overland 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 ``Butterfield Overland National 
Historic Trail Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND 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) Butterfield overland national historic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Butterfield Overland 
                National Historic Trail, a trail of approximately 3,292 
                miles following the route operated by the Butterfield 
                Overland Mail Company, known as the `Ox-Bow Route', to 
                transport mail and passengers between the eastern 
                termini of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, 
                and extending westward through the States of Arkansas, 
                Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the 
                western terminus of San Francisco, California, as 
                generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 15, 
                entitled `Study Route Maps', and contained in the 
                report prepared by the National Park Service entitled 
                `Butterfield Overland Trail National Historical Trail 
                Special Resource Study' and dated May 2018.
                    ``(B) Maps.--The maps described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
                the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
                    ``(C) Administration.--The trail established by 
                subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary 
                of the Interior.
                    ``(D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall 
                not acquire for the trail established by subparagraph 
                (A) any land or interest in land outside of the 
                exterior boundary of any federally administered area 
                without the consent of the owner of the land or 
                interest in land.''.
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