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S. 2887119th Congress
Official title: Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
Introduced:
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S 2887 would designate historic Route 66 a National Historic Trail without allowing eminent domain or new permitting rules.
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S 2887 would designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail under the National Trails System Act, covering all historic alignments used between 1926 and 1985, about 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. The Interior Secretary would manage the trail and consult tribes before actions significantly affecting them, while eminent domain is barred and land acquisition is tightly limited.
The bill affects federal land managers, Native American tribes along the route, nearby property owners, and communities in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Tourism-related businesses along the route could also see increased visitor interest.
The designation could increase federal oversight and tribal consultation requirements along the route, though the bill explicitly restricts eminent domain, buffer zones, energy interference, and new permitting to limit federal reach.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.