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[H.R. 4338 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 706
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4338
[Report No. 118-865]
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2023
Mr. LaHood (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. LaTurner, and Mr. Neguse)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources
December 12, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Kelly of Illinois,
Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Wagner, Ms.
Leger Fernandez, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Crow
December 12, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June
23, 2023]
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A 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,
SEC. 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:
``(33) 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
current or future development, production,
transportation, or transmission of energy, including
the construction or maintenance of pipelines, renewable
energy projects, or other infrastructure for the
development, production, transportation, 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.''.
Union Calendar No. 706
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4338
[Report No. 118-865]
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A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 12, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed