This bill designates the historic Route 66 as a National Historic Trail under the National Trails System Act. The trail stretches approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, following the various alignments of U.S. Highway 66 that existed between 1926 and 1985, and will be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. The legislation includes strong protections for private property and energy development, specifying that the federal government cannot acquire land without owner consent, cannot use eminent domain, and cannot restrict energy development or create buffer zones around the trail. The bill also requires the Interior Department to consult meaningfully with affected Indian Tribes before undertaking activities that would substantially impact them, and ensures that the designation does not subject the trail to new federal permitting requirements or change existing authority over easements and rights-of-way. No specific funding amount or timeline for implementation is included in the legislation.
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