Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 117-hr-3600
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2021-05-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Roads and highways
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act</b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>The trail shall be administered by the National Park Service in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. </p> <p>The Department of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this bill. </p>

action_date: 2022-12-07
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act</b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>The trail shall be administered by the National Park Service in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. </p> <p>The Department of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this bill. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3600 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act . 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 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (C) Administration The Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. Such administration shall be conducted in a manner that respects and maintains the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 66 National Historic Trail. (D) Land Acquisition The United States may not acquire for the Route 66 National Historic Trail any land or interest in land— (i) outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land; or (ii) that extends more than an average of one-quarter of a mile on either side of the trail. (E) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of the land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Trail. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from the acquired land shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the trail. (F) Energy Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the development, production, or transmission of energy. (G) Eminent Domain or Condemnation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 428 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3600 [Report No. 117–593] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 7, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Harder of California , Mrs. Hartzler , Ms. Chu , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois December 7, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act . 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 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (C) Administration The Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. Such administration shall be conducted in a manner that respects and maintains the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 66 National Historic Trail. (D) Land Acquisition The United States may not acquire for the Route 66 National Historic Trail any land or interest in land— (i) outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land; or (ii) that extends more than an average of one-quarter of a mile on either side of the trail. (E) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of the land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Trail. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from the acquired land shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the trail. (F) Energy Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the development, production, or transmission of energy. (G) Eminent Domain or Condemnation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation. .

December 7, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed