Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

This bill would add Route 66 to the National Trails System as a National Historic Trail, covering all versions of U.S. Highway 66 that existed from 1926 to 1985, running about 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. The National Park Service would manage the trail and would have to consult with affected Indian Tribes before actions that would directly affect them. The federal government could not buy land outside federally managed areas without the owner's consent, could not acquire land more than an average of a quarter mile on either side of the trail, and could not use eminent domain. The bill states that the designation would not create buffer zones, limit energy development, require new federal permits, or change existing authority to grant easements or rights-of-way.

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Sponsors

• Darin LaHood Republican sponsor
• 21 cosponsors